Common-name Sentence Examples

It wasn't a common name and there was little chance it was a coincidence.

The term Iris in not only used to describe the genus, it is also the common name for the comprised species.

Though the fondness of this species for the seeds of flax (Linum) and hemp (Cannabis) has given it its common name in so many European languages,' it feeds largely, if not chiefly in Britain on the seeds of plants of the order Compositae, especially those growing on heaths and commons.

The igneous formation of which the greater part of the Roman Campagna is, in its superior portion, composed, contains three strata known under the common name of tufa, - the " stony," " granular," and " sandy " tufa, - the last being commonly known as pozzolana.

The common name in Brazil is preguica, which is equivalent to its English name.

The Latino-barbaric word Olibanum (quasi Oleum Libani), the common name for frankincense in modern commerce, is used in a bull of Pope Benedict IX.

In 1837 Tsiomeko, chief tainess of one of the numerous divisions of the western Malagasy known under the common name of Sakalava, was expelled by the Hova and fled to Nossi-be and Nossi-komba.

In Germany the "Ludolphische Zahl " (Ludolph's number) is still a common name for the ratio.

There seems no reason to doubt that Eriugena is connected with Erin, the name for Ireland, and Ierugena suggests the Greek iEpos, lepos vivos being a common name for Ireland.

The only fact in its history is that the people of Hermione (a city on the neighbouring mainland now known by the common name of Kastri) surrendered it to Samian refugees, and that from these the people of Troezen received it in trust.

Yet when we include under a common name two eras so distinct as this and that preceding, our term becomes so vague as to be almost valueless.

The nonDorian dialects, Ionic, Attic and the various forms of Aeolic, are regarded as relatively closely akin, and go by the common name " Achaean."

The significance of a common name and a common blood is immensely enhanced by its association with mystic rights and duties, and the pulse of brotherhood beats faster.

The wood is soft and nearly white, but contains much resin, which when fire has run through the forest exudes, and, having in this half-burnt condition a sweetish taste, has given the common name to the tree; the wood seems to be formed slowly; from its smooth grain it is valued for indoor carpentry; the saccharine burnt resin is used as a laxative in California.

The general tendency of the deistical writings is sufficiently self-consistent to justify a common name.

To the east of the Giens peninsula is the fine natural harbour of Hyeres, as well as three thinly populated islands (the Stoechades of the ancients), Porquerolles, Port Cros and Le Levant, which are grouped together under the common name of Iles d'Hyeres.

Of the streams that carve into chequers the elevated plateau or highland region of Daghestan four are known by the common name of the Koisu, being distinguished inter se as the Andian Koisu, the Avarian Koisu, the Kara Koisu and the Kazikumukh Koisu, which all unite to form the Sulak.

This comparison, though far-fetched, is certainly more reasonable than the common name "coral-insects" applied to the polyps which form coral.

The united stream, which takes the name of Gouritz, flows south, and receives from the west, a few miles above the point where it breaks through the coast range, a tributary (125 m.) bearing the common name Groote, but known in its upper course as the Buffels.

The great number of streams of large volume is due to the moist climate and the abundance of glaciers, and the milky white or yellowish-brown colour of their waters (whence the common name Hvita, white) is due to the glacial clays.

Distinctive black chevrons on the upper part of the abdomen give rise to part of it's common name.

The leaves resemble those of the maidenhair fern, hence its common name.

The common name hellebore has given rise to confusion since Ancient times.

Kaolin is the common name for the mineral products comprised totally or substantially of the aluminum silicate clay mineral kaolinite.

A mineral compound, asbestos is the common name for a group of six naturally occurring fibrous minerals found in certain rock formations.

Climbers Name Common name Comments Lonicera Honeysuckle Climbing varieties twine through shrubs and supports and have trumpet shaped flowers, most are scented.

This myth is the origin of the English word "tantalize," and also of the common name "tantalus" for a set of spirit decanters kept under lock and key.

A subentry name form is also defined, which dictates that subentries shall be named with the common name attribute type.

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Name of Product-This should include the common name along with the company name.

There may have been a common name used throughout the generations that, while you may not want your child called by this name, could be perfect for a middle name.

It is also wise to avoid interesting spelling versions of a common name.

By the way, white fungus, also known as tremella, is a rubbery, jelly-like mushroom whose common name is Brown Witch's Butter.

Rennin is the less common name for the exact same product.

The common name 'dogwood' is a corruption of 'dagwood' , which comes from the Old English word 'dag', meaning dagger.

These species of anemone are actually native to China, despite their common name of Japanese Anemone.

African sleeping sickness is the common name for human African trypanosomiasis.

The Jonas boys are a common name in most pre-teen's daily vocabulary.

In these northern habitats it attains a large size; the wood is very soft; the buds yield a gum-like balsam, from which the common name is derived; considered valuable as an.

After the annexation of Hesse-Cassel and Hesse-Homburg by Prussia in 1866 Hesse-Darmstadt remained the only independent part of Hesse, and it generally receives the common name.