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• bulb scale — noun : one of the leaves of a bulb (as of the lily) …   Useful english dictionary

• scale — 1. n. & v. n. 1 each of the small thin bony or horny overlapping plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. 2 something resembling a fish scale, esp.: a a pod or husk. b a flake of skin; a scab. c a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract. d… …   Useful english dictionary

• scale — I. /skeɪl / (say skayl) noun 1. one of the thin, flat, horny or hard plates that form the covering of certain animals, as fishes. 2. any thin plate like piece, lamina, or flake such as peels off from a surface. 3. Botany a. a small rudimentary… …  

• scale leaf — noun a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin • Syn: ↑scale • Hypernyms: ↑leaf, ↑leafage, ↑foliage • Hyponyms: ↑squamule * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• scale leaf — noun Botany a small modified leaf, as on a rhizome or forming part of a bulb …   English new terms dictionary

• Hot bulb engine — The hotbulb, or hot bulb engine or vaporizing oil engine is a type of internal combustion engine. It is a surface ignition engine in which the superheated fuel is ignited by being brought into contact with oxygen rich fresh air, rather than by a… …   Wikipedia

• Olfactory bulb — Brain: Olfactory bulb Vesalius Fabrica, 1543. Olfactory Bulbs and Olfactory tracts outlined in red …   Wikipedia

• BBCH-scale (bulb vegetable) — In biology, the BBCH scale for bulb vegetables describes the phenological development of bulb vegetable plants, such as onion, leek, garlic and shallot, using the BBCH scale.The phenological growth stages and BBCH identification keys of bulb… …   Wikipedia

• Réaumur scale — This article is about the temperature scale. For other uses, see Réaumur (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Rømer scale. Old thermometer in a pharmacy in Vienna showing average room temperature in Réaumur The Réaumur scale (°Ré, °Re, °R),… …   Wikipedia

• BBCH-scale — The BBCH scale is a scale used to identify the phenological development stages of a plant. A series of BBCH scales have been developed for a range of crop species. Phenological development stages of plants are used in a number of scientific… …   Wikipedia

• black scale — noun 1. : a large dark brown or black unarmored scale (Saissetia oleae) destructive to olive, citrus, and other cultivated plants 2. : a serious disease of Easter lilies caused by a fungus (Colletotrichum lilii) that produces black lesions on the …   Useful english dictionary