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The Adanson system, published by French botanist Michel Adanson as the Familles des plantes in two volumes in 1763, was an important step in botanical
Adanson_system
French naturalist (1727–1806)
Michel Adanson (7 April 1727 – 3 August 1806) was an 18th-century French botanist and naturalist who traveled to Senegal to study flora and fauna. He
Michel_Adanson
Rank based classification system for organisms
system. His botanical classification and sexual system were used well in the nineteenth century. Within each class were several orders. This system is
Linnaean_taxonomy
System of flowering plant classification
The Cronquist system is a taxonomic classification system of flowering plants. It was developed by Arthur Cronquist in a series of monographs and texts
Cronquist_system
System of plant classification developed by the Russian scientist Armen Takhtajan
A system of plant taxonomy, the Takhtajan system of plant classification was published by Armen Takhtajan, in several versions from the 1950s onwards.
Takhtajan_system
System of plant taxonomy
The APG II system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II system) of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based
APG_II_system
System of plant taxonomy
The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy being developed
APG_III_system
Taxonomic system of plant classification, by John Lindley (1799–1865)
An early system of plant taxonomy, the Lindley system, was first published by John Lindley as An Introduction to the Natural System of Botany (Natural
Lindley_system
System of plant taxonomy
The APG system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system) of plant classification is the first version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy
APG_system
2016 revision of a flowering plant classification
The APG IV system of flowering plant classification is the fourth version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy for flowering plants
APG_IV_system
System of plant classification
A taxonomic system for seed plants was published in Bentham and Hooker's Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita
Bentham_&_Hooker_system
Late 18th century system of plant taxonomy
at the rank of family, together with Michel Adanson's Familles naturelles des plantes (1763). While Adanson introduced the concept of families, Jussieu
De_Jussieu_system
(5th ed.). Philosophia Botanica, 1751. Adanson system Familles naturelles des plantes, 1763. de Jussieu system A.L. de Jussieu (1789). Genera Plantarum
List of systems of plant taxonomy
List_of_systems_of_plant_taxonomy
Plant taxonomic system
Candolle system is a system of plant taxonomy by French (Swiss) botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778−1841). The first taxonomic system by de Candolle
De_Candolle_system
System of plant taxonomy devised by Adolf Engler
One of the prime systems of plant taxonomy, the Engler system was devised by Adolf Engler (1844–1930), and is featured in two major taxonomic texts he
Engler_system
System of plant classification devised by John Hutchison (1923)
A system of plant taxonomy by John Hutchinson, the Hutchinson system, was published as The families of flowering plants, arranged according to a new system
Hutchinson_system
System of flowering plant classification
One of the modern systems of plant taxonomy, the Dahlgren system was published by monocot specialist Rolf Dahlgren in 1975 and revised in 1977, and 1980
Dahlgren_system
Scottish botanist (1798–1856)
species from Sierra Leone. Don's main work was his four volume A General System of Gardening and Botany, published between 1832 and 1838 (often referred
George_Don
System of plant classification
A system of plant taxonomy, the Bessey system was published by Charles Bessey in 1915. Bessey based his system on the tradition of de Candolle, Bentham
Bessey_system
German naturalist (1761–1802)
as Dutch elm disease), but without realizing their origin. Rejecting the system of Carl Linnaeus, he began to classify plants on the basis of their external
August_Batsch
Plant taxonomy system
A system of plant taxonomy, the Thorne system of plant classification was devised by the American botanist Robert F. Thorne (1920–2015) in 1968, and he
Thorne_system
Swedish cleric and botanist (1785-1859)
Pre-Darwinian Linnaean system (1735–51) Systema Naturae Species Plantarum Genera Plantarum Philosophia Botanica Adanson system (1763) Familles naturelles
Carl_Adolph_Agardh
System of plant taxonomy
A system of plant taxonomy, the Wettstein system recognised the following main groups, according to Richard Wettstein's Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik
Wettstein_system
German botanist of the 19th century
Pre-Darwinian Linnaean system (1735–51) Systema Naturae Species Plantarum Genera Plantarum Philosophia Botanica Adanson system (1763) Familles naturelles
August_Grisebach
System of angiosperm plant classification
The Stebbins system is an angiosperm plants classification drawn up by the American botanist G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906–2000). The system was published
Stebbins_system
Taxonomic system for flowering plants
The Melchior system, "a reference in all taxonomic courses", is a classification system detailing the taxonomic system of the Angiospermae according to
Melchior_system
Collaborative research group for the classification of flowering plants
Engler system in continental Europe, the Bentham & Hooker system in Britain (particularly influential because it was used by Kew), the Takhtajan system in
Angiosperm_Phylogeny_Group
British naturalist (1627–1705)
Plantarum was an important step towards modern taxonomy. Ray rejected the system of dichotomous division, by which species were classified by repeated sub-division
John_Ray
Angiosperm taxonomic classification at Missouri Botanical gardens
Pre-Darwinian Linnaean system (1735–51) Systema Naturae Species Plantarum Genera Plantarum Philosophia Botanica Adanson system (1763) Familles naturelles
Angiosperm_Phylogeny_Website
Genus of flowering plants in the stonecrop family
The genus Kalanchoe was first described by the French botanist Michel Adanson in 1763. The genus Bryophyllum was described by Salisbury in 1806 and the
Kalanchoe
System of plant taxonomy
A 20th-century system of plant taxonomy, the Judd system (1999-2016) of plant classification was drawn up by the American botanist Walter S. Judd (1951-)
Judd_system
System of plant taxonomy
The Kubitzki system is a system of plant taxonomy devised by Klaus Kubitzki, and is the product of an ongoing survey of vascular plants, entitled The Families
Kubitzki_system
Danish botanist and ecologist (1841–1924)
Brazilian ecologist M.G. Ferri with more recent research on the cerrado system and reissued as: Warming, E. & Ferri, M.G. (1973) Lagoa Santa – a vegetação
Eugenius_Warming
1820 botanical text
Pre-Darwinian Linnaean system (1735–51) Systema Naturae Species Plantarum Genera Plantarum Philosophia Botanica Adanson system (1763) Familles naturelles
O_Přirozenosti_Rostlin
French botanist
Pre-Darwinian Linnaean system (1735–51) Systema Naturae Species Plantarum Genera Plantarum Philosophia Botanica Adanson system (1763) Familles naturelles
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
Philippe_Édouard_Léon_Van_Tieghem
20th century system of plant classification
A 20th-century system of plant taxonomy, the Reveal system (see also the Thorne & Reveal system) of plant classification was drawn up by the American botanist
Reveal_system
1813 book by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
botany by introducing the use of the term taxonomy and a new classification system for grouping plants together. This book placed emphasis on the study of
Théorie Élémentaire de la Botanique
Théorie_Élémentaire_de_la_Botanique
Species of succulent flowering plant
Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35:159). Regarding the etymology of the binomial, Adanson adapted the generic name Kalanchoe from 'Kalanchauhuy', a Chinese name
Kalanchoe_blossfeldiana
System of plant taxonomy
A system of plant taxonomy, the Goldberg system was published in: Goldberg (1986). "Classification, Evolution and Phylogeny of the Families of Dicotyledons"
Goldberg_system
Dutch botanist known for his work on plant taxonomy
Botanisches Centralblatt and the Progressus rei botanicae. He proposed a system of plant classification, based on phylogenetics. Lotsy argued for a major
Johannes_Paulus_Lotsy
Japanese botanist (1912–2006)
monocotyledons, and of Japanese species of Hypericum. Kimura, Y. 1953. The system and phylogenetic tree of plants. J. Jpn. Bot. 28: 97–104. Kimura, Y. 1956
Yojiro_Kimura
British botanist, mycologist, and pharmacologist
the first British flora to employ Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's natural system of plant classification, an improvement on the artificial classification
Samuel_Frederick_Gray
System of plant taxonomy
A system of plant taxonomy, the Eichler system was the first phylogenetic (phyletic) or evolutionary system. It was developed by August W. Eichler (1839–1887)
Eichler_system
French botanist (1897–1969)
Pre-Darwinian Linnaean system (1735–51) Systema Naturae Species Plantarum Genera Plantarum Philosophia Botanica Adanson system (1763) Familles naturelles
Louis_Emberger
Genus of trees known as baobab
itself originated in Madagascar. The generic name Adansonia honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and explorer who provided the first detailed botanical
Adansonia
19th century German botanist
index generum regni vegetabilis (1838), following the method of Ray. In his system, there were 9 classes, 48 orders and 330 families. A second part of the
Karl_Julius_Perleb
Italian botanist (1882–1949)
botanist at the University of Modena, whose work included a classification system for angiosperms. Come si studiano le piante: manuale di botanica pratica
Vittorio_Calestani
Genus of plants
July 2025[update]. The genus was created in 1763 by French botanist Michel Adanson. Plants in this genus are mostly woody or herbaceous vines, with the exception
Mucuna
North American genus of fruit trees
Cretaceous. The genus name Asimina was first described and named by Michel Adanson, a French naturalist of Scottish descent. The name is adapted from a Native
Asimina
Development of understanding of relationships among plants
plant classification came from de Jussieu (inspired by the work of Michel Adanson) in 1789 and the early nineteenth century saw the start of work by de Candolle
History_of_plant_systematics
Genus of perennial bulbous plants in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae
placed in the Hexandria Monogynia (six stamens, one carpel). When Michel Adanson formed the family Liliaceae in 1763, he placed Ornithogalum there, where
Ornithogalum
Large subfamily of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae
six stamens and one pistil) containing 51 genera in all. In 1763, Michel Adanson, who proposed the concept of families of plants, included Allium and related
Allioideae
Family of flowering plants
labeled the group as "Les Solanum". He included a total of 10 genera. Adanson is however not considered to be the authority of the family, that title
Solanaceae
Genus of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidacee
minus), a name by which it previously had been known. In 1763 Michel Adanson began a system of arranging genera in families. Using the synonym Acrocorion (also
Galanthus
Large group of multicellular algae, comprising the class Phaeophyceae
al. 2006 Family Durvillaeaceae (Oltmanns) De Toni 1891 Family Fucaceae Adanson 1763 Family Himanthaliaceae (Kjellman) De Toni 1891 Family Hormosiraceae
Brown_algae
Taxonomic rank between class and family
naturalis, 'natural order'). In French botanical publications, from Michel Adanson's Familles naturelles des plantes (1763) and until the end of the 19th century
Order_(taxonomy)
Genus of brown algae
PMID 27008395. S2CID 20212795. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Padina Adanson, 1763". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 13 July 2023. Rushdi, Mohammed I.;
Padina_(alga)
Species of tree
name 'agihalid'. Linnaeus regarded it as a species of Ximenia, but Michel Adanson proposed the new genus of Agialid. The genus Balanites was founded in 1813
Balanites_aegyptiaca
Family of flowering plants
Sexual System 2015. Linnaeus 1753, Hexandria monogynia I pp. 285–332. Meerow et al. 1999. Adanson 1763, VIII. Liliaceae. Part II. p. 42. Adanson 1763,
Amaryllidaceae
Species of palm
person to describe it and bring back seeds was the French naturalist Michel Adanson. It is native to west and southwest Africa, specifically the area between
Elaeis_guineensis
Species of legume
Africa was documented as early as the 14th century, and described by Michel Adanson in his Histoire naturelle du Sénégal, published in 1757. Geographically
Parkia_biglobosa
Family of eudicot flowering plants
illustrated in the APG Poster. Early subdivisions of the family, such as Michel Adanson (1763), simply divided it based on one-seeded or many-seeded fruit. Prantl
Ranunculaceae
Genus of flowering plants
2022-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Adanson, Michel (1763). Familles des plantes. Vol. 1. Paris: Vincent. "Tropicos"
Borrichia
Order of monocot flowering plants
'Asparaginae' in 1829 for a higher order taxon that included Asparagus although Adanson and Jussieau had also done so earlier (see History). Earlier circumscriptions
Asparagales
Study of plant life
artificial sexual system of Linnaeus. Adanson (1763), de Jussieu (1789), and Candolle (1819) all proposed various alternative natural systems of classification
Botany
Genus of legumes
E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160
Moullava
Pear-shaped stringed musical instrument
Essai sur la musique orientale von Charles Fonton mit Zeichnungen von Adanson, Eckhard Neubauer, Fuat Sezgin". Asian Music. 32 (1): 206–209. doi:10.2307/834339
Oud
Scientific hypothesis about inheritance
Galen, Roger Bacon, Jerome Cardan, Levinus Lemnius, John Ray, Michael Adanson, Jo. Fried. Blumenbach and Erasmus Darwin among others. Zirkle noted that
Lamarckism
French botanist and civil servant (1746-1800)
Linnaean system of plant classification. The most influential French botanists of the time—Jussieu, Adanson and others—advocated a more natural system of classification
Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle
Charles_Louis_L'Héritier_de_Brutelle
Genus of flowering plants in family Liliaceae
pyrenaica and F. meleagris. The family Liliaceae was first described by Michel Adanson in 1763, placing Fritillaria in section Lilia of that family, but also
Fritillaria
Botanical garden in Paris, France
corners of the world to collect specimens for garden and museum. Michel Adanson was sent to Senegal, and the navigator La Perouse to the islands of the
Jardin_des_Plantes
Attempt to classify organisms based on overall similarity
the resulting graphs. The method can be traced back to 1763 and Michel Adanson (in his Familles des plantes) because of two shared basic principles –
Phenetics
Family of flowering plants in order Liliales, including lilies
respectively, e.g. Liliaceae s.s.. The family Liliaceae was described by Michel Adanson in 1763 and formally named by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789. Jussieu
Liliaceae
French botanist noted for the concept of plant families (1748–1836)
an idea derived from naturalist Michel Adanson. This was a significant improvement over the "artificial" system of Linnaeus, whose most popular work classified
Antoine_Laurent_de_Jussieu
Subfamily of flowering plants
pp. 292–293. Linnaeus Sexual System 2015. Linnaeus 1753, Hexandria monogynia I pp. 285–332. Meerow et al. 1999. Adanson 1763, VIII. Liliaceae. Part II
Amaryllidoideae
City and commune in Saint-Louis Region, Senegal
Jean-Baptiste Labat, Abbé David Boilat, Daniel Brattier, Catholic clergymen Michel Adanson, naturalist Louis Faidherbe Blaise Diagne, Lamine Guèye, politicians Mbarick
Saint-Louis,_Senegal
Plucked string musical instrument
Essai sur la musique orientale von Charles Fonton mit Zeichnungen von Adanson by Eckhard Neubauer, Fuat Sezgin". Asian Music. 32 (1): 206–209. doi:10
Lute
Small, migratory weaver bird native to Africa
the bird originates from Senegal, where it had been collected by Michel Adanson during his 1748–1752 expedition. He called the bird Moineau à bec rouge
Red-billed_quelea
French Prime Minister in the 1800s
by the botanist Ernest Cosson and included the botanist Napoléon Doumet-Adanson and other naturalists. In 1884 a geological section under Georges Rolland
Jules_Ferry
cup-shaped structures associated with genus Cladonia, while in 1794 Michel Adanson used lirella for the furrowed fruitbodies of the genus Graphis. Acharius
Glossary_of_lichen_terms
families). Frenchman Michel Adanson (1727–1806) in his Familles des Plantes (1763, 1764), apart from extending the current system of family names, emphasized
History_of_botany
Day of the year
1718 – Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (died 1800) 1727 – Michel Adanson, French botanist, entomologist, and mycologist (died 1806) 1763 – Domenico
April_7
Species of fungus
entitled 'Revisio generum plantarum' and suggested that Michel Adanson's pre-Linnaean system genus Fungus should be resurrected for numerous Agaricus and
Leucocoprinus_cretaceus
Genevan botanist (1720–1793)
Spallanzani. Jean-Paul Nicolas, La correspondance Charles Bonnet—Michel Adanson, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, 1969 Letters published by the Duke of Caraman
Charles_Bonnet
Classification of the lily family Liliaceae
Liliaceae was first described by Michel Adanson in 1763, but formally named by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789. Adanson described eight subfamilies with 78
Taxonomy_of_Liliaceae
Collectible card game revolving around endangered species
ant Western tarsier Whitehead's spiderhunter White-spotted wedgefish Adanson's house jumper Alpine stream salamander Argali Asiatic black bear Asiatic
Xeko
Genus of perennial plants from South Africa
only Corymbium africanum. French botanist of Scottish descent, Michel Adanson described the genus Cantarena in 1763. In September 1767, Peter Jonas Bergius
Corymbium
Senegal and The Gambia", Focus on Geography (2014) 57#1 pp. 14–24. Michel Adanson, Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages. Avec la relation abrégée d'un
History_of_Senegal
Classification of the plant genus Allium
Hexandria monogynia pp. 285–332 Linnaeus Sexual System 2015. Adanson 1763, VIII. Liliaceae. Part II. p. 42 Adanson 1763, VIII. Liliaceae Section IV. Cepae Part
Taxonomy_of_Allium
Study of evolutionary relationships between organisms
and Synthesis: Principles and Definitions, with a Historical Note on Adanson's Familles Des Plantes (1763-1764)". Systematic Biology. 28: 1–21. doi:10
Phylogenetics
procedure. Louis Feuillée, botanist, astronomer and geographer. Michel Adanson, botanist and naturalist; the Adansonia, commonly known as the baobab tree
List_of_Occitans
for the Advancement of Science. 4: 190–193. hdl:2027/hvd.32044106191331. Adanson, M. (1763). Familles des Plantes (in French). Vol. 2. Paris: Vincent. p
List_of_Ericaceae_genera
Arnault de Nobleville publishes Histoire naturelle des animaux 1757 – Michel Adanson publishes Histoire naturelle du Senegal. 1758 – Carl Linnaeus publishes
Timeline_of_ornithology
physician and naturalist who classified crustaceans and molluscs Michel Adanson (1727–1806), French naturalist who studied the plants and animals of Senegal
List_of_biologists
Citing the first publishers of a botanical name
Thunberg's "Lindera" is not the same taxon as that named previously by Michel Adanson, the correspondence of the two names being coincidental Bartlingia Brongn
Author_citation_(botany)
Species of flowering plant in the St John's wort family
names which are now considered invalid synonyms of the species. Michel Adanson, in his 1763 work establishing the genus Elodes, erroneously described
Hypericum_aegypticum
belonging to Pallas and Naumann in Germany, Latham and Tunstall in England and Adanson in France. Collections grew in size with increasing maritime activity,
Bird_collections
Martin Rössler (1727–1782) et al. 1763–64 Paris Familles des Plantes Michel Adanson (1727–1806) 1767 Stockholm Descriptiones Plantarum ex Capite Bonae Spei
List of florilegia and botanical codices
List_of_florilegia_and_botanical_codices
Italian physician, botanist and philosopher (1524–1603)
selection of the organs of fructification for the foundation of his botanical system; finally, the ingenious and at the same time strictly philosophical handling
Andrea_Cesalpino
Dakar for the first time on a map in 1750 when French botanist Michel Adanson made a sketch of Cape Vert. Dakar could be a Frenchified version of ndakarou
List of national capital city name etymologies
List_of_national_capital_city_name_etymologies
ADANSON SYSTEM
ADANSON SYSTEM
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic form a short form of Andrew or Daniel.
Boy/Male
English
Anne's son; son of God. Famous Bearer: actor Anson Williams.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Cranston.
Male
English
Old English surname transferred to unisex forename use, ADDISON means "son of Adam."Â
Boy/Male
English Celtic
Fair; handsome. Also both a (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Son of Adam: Man of the red earth.
Boy/Male
British, English, Hebrew
Son of Adam; Man of the Red Earth
Boy/Male
Irish American
Male
English
English surname, transferred to forename use, DAWSON means "son of Daw (David)."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : probably a patronymic from Dunn 2 or 4. Compare Donson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places: Branston in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and Staffordshire, Brandeston in Suffolk, Brandiston in Norfolk, or Braunston in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. All are named with the Old English personal name Brant + tūn ‘settlement’.English : (of Norman origin) habitational name from a place called Briençun in northern France.English : patronymic from the personal name Brand (see Brand).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Dunson, of which this may be a variant.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Hebrew
Son of Adam
Boy/Male
English American
Son of Adam.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Allinson.
Boy/Male
English American Anglo Saxon German
Anne's son; son of God. Famous Bearer: actor Anson Williams.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Addison, ADISON means "son of Adam."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Midlands and northern England, especially Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Midlands and northern England, especially Yorkshire) : patronymic from Hann or the byname Hand.Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAmhsaigh (see Hampson 2).Irish : variant of McKittrick.Respelling of Scandinavian Hansen or Hansson.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the female personal name Hanna.A family by the name of Hanson were established in America by John Hanson, one of four brothers sent there by Queen Christina of Sweden in 1642. They were grandsons of an Englishman who had married into the Swedish royal family; he was descended from a certain Roger de Rastrick, who had lived in Yorkshire in the 13th century.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Son of All
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Addison, ADISSON means "son of Adam."
ADANSON SYSTEM
ADANSON SYSTEM
Female
English
Feminine form of Latin Clarus, CLARA means "clear, bright." In use by the English and Italians.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
One who can Stop Indra
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victorious Almighty God
Girl/Female
Celebrity, Danish, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Ukrainian
God Gifted; Precious to God; God is Gracious
Boy/Male
Indian
The servant of the protector
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Indonesian
Gentle
Boy/Male
Irish
The name could come from “â€passionate, vehementâ€â€ or from nelâ€â€a cloud.â€â€ Niall of the Nine Hostages (read the legend) was a fourth-century king of Tara who gained the throne because of a test – he and his brothers had to enter the forest and find their own food and shelter. As time wore on they grew thirsty and approached a well guarded by a hideously ugly woman. Before she would allow them to have a drink she asked for a kiss. Only Niall agreed and when he had kissed her she was transformed into the most beautiful woman on earth and in turn she granted him sovereignty of Erin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling of Dutch Cruyssen (see Crusan).
Biblical
the fool of Merodach; the fool grinds bitterly
Girl/Female
French, German, Greek
Dolphin
ADANSON SYSTEM
ADANSON SYSTEM
ADANSON SYSTEM
ADANSON SYSTEM
ADANSON SYSTEM
v. t.
To abandon.
v. t.
To give up; to leave; to abandon.
n.
A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth.
n.
A gigantic African tree (Adansonia digitata), also naturalized in India. See Adansonia.
n.
A song.
n.
An African timber tree (Acacia Adansonii).
n.
A kind of plume, now called damson. See Damson.
v.
Abandonment; relinquishment.
n.
A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.
v. t.
To leave; to relinquish; to abandon.
imp. & p. p.
of Abandon
v. t.
To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon.
v. t.
To relinquish all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against.
n.
The fruit of the Adansonia digitata; also, the tree. See Adansonia.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Abandon
v. t.
To desert; to abandon.
n.
Careless freedom or ease; abandon.
v. t.
To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.
v. t.
To relinquish; to abandon.
v. t.
Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.