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Maize laboratory technique
Nested association mapping (NAM) is a technique designed by the labs of Edward Buckler, James Holland, and Michael McMullen for identifying and dissecting
Nested_association_mapping
Population based association mapping has been modified to control population stratification or relatedness in nested association mapping. Still there is
Association_mapping
Plant geneticist
as other crops such as cassava. He originated the concept of Nested association mapping and created the first population designed for this type of quantitative
Edward_Buckler
DNA locus associated with variation in a quantitative trait
Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) Genetic predisposition Nested association mapping Oncogene Genetic susceptibility Protein Quantitative Trait Loci
Quantitative_trait_locus
relevant genetic backgrounds. They extended ICIM to map Maize Nested Association Mapping (NAM). design recently proposed by the group of Edward Buckler
Inclusive composite interval mapping
Inclusive_composite_interval_mapping
Topics referred to by the same term
Negative allosteric modulator, a type of allosteric modulator Nested association mapping, in statistical genetics Nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3 found
Nam
Indirect selection process in breeding
website. Association mapping Family based QTL mapping Genomics of domestication History of plant breeding Molecular breeding Nested association mapping QTL
Marker-assisted_selection
tetraploids. Animal breeding Genetic association Marker assisted selection Molecular markers Nested association mapping Physiological and molecular wheat
Family-based_QTL_mapping
Virulent race of stem rust
A. (14 May 2020). "Registration of KUWNSr, a wheat stem rust nested association mapping population". Journal of Plant Registrations. 14 (3). John Wiley
Ug99
American agronomist (1945–2026)
serving as a lead principal investigator in developing the national Nested Association Mapping (NAM) populations as a resource for the soybean genetics research
James_Specht
Project The Hybrid Mouse Diversity Panel Maize NAM population (Nested association mapping) Arabidopsis thaliana 1001 Genome project Genetics Biodiversity
Diversity_panel
Formal language models
presence of well-nestedness, this hierarchy collapses to a one-dimensional hierarchy with respect to fan-out; this is because every well-nested LCFRS/MCFG can
Mildly context-sensitive grammar formalism
Mildly_context-sensitive_grammar_formalism
Software that emulates an entire computer
In other words, nested virtualization refers to running one or more hypervisors inside another hypervisor. The nature of a nested guest virtual machine
Virtual_machine
American psychologist
on structure-mapping theory was foundational for the development of the structure mapping engine by Ken Forbus. This involves the mapping of knowledge
Dedre_Gentner
Type of data visualization for geographic regions
Mapping". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 53 (1): 15. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8306.1963.tb00429.x. Mooney, Peter (July 2020). "Mapping COVID-19:
Choropleth_map
Array of processing elements specialized for parallelizable workloads
support them. A good choice of mapping is crucial to maximize performance. The starting point for a mapping is the loop nest representation of a kernel.
Spatial_architecture
Statistical techniques involving the estimation of parameters for small sub-populations
estimates. One of the more common small area models in use today is the 'nested area unit level regression model', first used in 1988 to model corn and
Small_area_estimation
Function in statistics
Discrete choice on binary logit, multinomial logit, conditional logit, nested logit, mixed logit, exploded logit, and ordered logit Limited dependent
Logit
Combining data from multiple sources
228–246. doi:10.1007/3-540-46093-4_14. ISBN 978-3-540-44080-2. "Nested Mappings: Schema Mapping Reloaded" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-28
Data_integration
Infinite product converging to 2/π
In mathematics, Viète's formula is the following infinite product of nested radicals representing twice the reciprocal of the mathematical constant π:
Viète's_formula
Species of bird
Animal Facts – natural history, maps, and photos at the Washington Nature Mapping Program Vocalizations – Journey North "American robin media". Internet
American_robin
Model for tracing the history of genetic variation
^Zöllner S. and Pritchard J.K. (2005) Coalescent-Based Association Mapping and Fine Mapping of Complex Trait Loci Genetics 169:1071–1092 ^Rousset F.
Coalescent_theory
Ecology terminology
contains 116 ecoregions nested within 10 major habitat types. The TEOW framework originally delineated 867 terrestrial ecoregions nested into 14 major biomes
Bioregion
2021 book by Walter R. Tschinkel
careful mapping of nests during excavation, collecting and censusing the contents of all chambers to reveal the vertical distribution of nest contents
Ant Architecture: The Wonder, Beauty, and Science of Underground Nests
Ant_Architecture:_The_Wonder,_Beauty,_and_Science_of_Underground_Nests
C++ framework for compiler development
blocks, each of which may take input arguments and contain a sequence of nested operations. While MLIR is designed around SSA, it avoids traditional PHI
MLIR_(software)
Set of rules defining correctly structured programs
Array structures containing elements which are also arrays are called nested arrays. A user may define custom functions which, like variables, are identified
APL_syntax_and_symbols
Species of flowering plant
carota, whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, carrot flower, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is
Daucus_carota
Data structure for permutations
Where graphical presentation is unavailable PQ trees are often noted using nested parenthesized lists. Each matched pair of square parentheses represents
PQ_tree
Graphical representation for specifying business processes
represent complex process semantics. The BPMN specification also provides a mapping between the graphics of the notation and the underlying constructs of execution
Business Process Model and Notation
Business_Process_Model_and_Notation
Cloud storage standard
supports both methods. When storing objects by name, it is natural to use nested named containers; the resulting structure corresponds exactly to a traditional
Cloud Data Management Interface
Cloud_Data_Management_Interface
Species of bird
live webcam follows activity during June–July in a nest at the Purple Martin Conservation Association HQ in Erie, PA, USA Purple Martin Purple Martin]
Purple_martin
Mobile GPS navigation app
(with the crowd-sourcing assistance of community users) a free digital mapping database of Israel compiled in the Hebrew language with ensured free content
Waze
Punctuation mark with various forms
πολύγλωσσο, » που λειτουργεί με την αρχή του wiki. » When quotations are nested, the nested parts use English-style quotation marks, double and then (if necessary)
Quotation_mark
Alternative decimal expansion of 1
theme. One straightforward choice is the nested intervals theorem, which guarantees that given a sequence of nested, closed intervals whose lengths become
0.999...
Feature of the Linux kernel that partitions kernel resources
user namespaces are nested, with each new namespace considered a child of the one that created it. A user namespace maintains a mapping table that converts
Linux_namespaces
Species of bird
birds that nest in the canopy level tended to nest fairly close to this hawk but those with mid-level, shrub level and ground level nests nested farther
Cooper's_hawk
Subspecies of mammal
appeared to be ancestral to the modern takhi, because all seven takhis nested within the phylogenetic tree of the 20 Botai horses. No comparison was made
Przewalski's_horse
Fetal DNA in the maternal bloodstream
gestation or more, both segments of DNA were found. The use of nested polymerase chain reaction (nested PCR) was evaluated to determine sex by detecting a Y chromosome
Cell-free_fetal_DNA
Computerized information extraction from images
that contain a specific object of interest. Segmentation of image into nested scene architecture comprising foreground, object groups, single objects
Computer_vision
AI accelerator ASIC by Google
input/output operations per joule, without hardware for rasterisation/texture mapping. The TPU ASICs are mounted in a heatsink assembly, which can fit in a hard
Tensor_Processing_Unit
In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons
Adams, E.L.; Laland, K.N. (2008). "Diet-specific chemical cues influence association preferences and prey patch use in a shoaling fish". Animal Behaviour
Shoaling_and_schooling
W3C recommendation
ordered (orderedCollection) groups of SKOS concepts. Collections can be nested, and can have defined URIs or not (which is known as a blank node). Neither
Simple Knowledge Organization System
Simple_Knowledge_Organization_System
Statistical model validation technique
capacity), a nested cross-validation is required. Many variants exist. At least two variants can be distinguished: This is a truly nested variant which
Cross-validation_(statistics)
Filename suffix that indicates the file's type
file name.[citation needed] More than one extension usually represents nested transformations, such as files.tar.gz (the .tar indicates that the file
Filename_extension
Network protocols for control of entertainment technology equipment
the standard. The common architecture specification defines a format of nested protocol data units (PDUs), rather similar to TLV encoding, which are used
Architecture for Control Networks
Architecture_for_Control_Networks
CAD data exchange file format
predecessor task finishes, following the critical path method. Processes may be nested into sub-processes for summary roll-up. Processes may be assigned to products
Industry_Foundation_Classes
Matrix representing a Euclidean rotation
explicit expression for Z = log(eXeY) in terms of a series expansion of nested commutators of X and Y. This general expansion unfolds as Z = C ( X , Y
Rotation_matrix
Elongated terraces that flank the sides of floodplains and river valleys
terraces and the remaining lower terraces are cut terraces. Nested fill terraces Nested fill terraces are the result of the valley filling with alluvium
Fluvial_terrace
1996 drama film directed by Anthony Minghella
Development". Deadline. Retrieved January 18, 2026. Blakesley, David (2007). "Mapping the other: The English Patient, colonial rhetoric, and cinematic representation"
The_English_Patient_(film)
Functional programming language for arrays
the concept of nested arrays, where an array can contain other arrays, and new language features which facilitated integrating nested arrays into program
APL_(programming_language)
Small domesticated bird
foraged for) to enter breeding condition, and the rock formations they nested in would have made for attractive dwellings for early humans. Pigeon meat
Domestic_pigeon
Design of interior spaces to benefit its occupants
Decorators and Designers Association was established in 1966. Across Europe, other organisations such as The Finnish Association of Interior Architects
Interior_design
Ecosystem that is flooded or saturated with water
Laurence; Regan, Shane; Waldren, Stephen; Ghosh, Bidisha (2021-04-01). "A nested drone-satellite approach to monitoring the ecological conditions of wetlands"
Wetland
Video-sharing platform
the original on November 2, 2013. "2013: Year in Rewind (report title) / Mapping the Landscape (specific section title)". Next Big Sound. January 2014.
YouTube
Voice assistants developed by Amazon
nearby restaurants or stores. Similarly, Alexa uses the user's location for mapping-related requests. Amazon retains digital recordings of users' audio spoken
Amazon_Alexa
Reptile of Africa
(9 ft 10 in)) nested during the driest years. Breeding females along the Olifants were overall larger than those in Zimbabwe. Most females nest only every
Nile_crocodile
Non-orientable surface with one edge
at right angles. Take the subset of the upper half-plane between any two nested semicircles, and identify the outer semicircle with the left-right reversal
Möbius_strip
Species of owl
red-shouldered hawk have nested in the same area, often within the same grove of trees, remarkably with little to no conflict. At least one nest was found including
Barred_owl
High-level programming language first released in 1980
conditional blocks this avoids a dangling else that could pair with the wrong nested 'if'-expression in other languages such as C or Java. Ada is designed for
Ada_(programming_language)
Species of reptile
Ciof, M. (2023). "Cross‑species chromosome painting and repetitive DNA mapping illuminate the karyotype evolution in true crocodiles (Crocodylidae)".
Saltwater_crocodile
American speculative fiction writer (born 1964)
ISBN 1-932100-61-X) "Neville Longbottom: the Hero with a Thousand Faces" (2006, Mapping the World of Harry Potter, ISBN 1-932100-59-8) "Donna Noble Saves the Universe"
Martha_Wells
Community Mapping projects that utilize smartphone and tablet technology. For example, TurtleSAT is a community mapping project that is mapping freshwater
List of citizen science projects
List_of_citizen_science_projects
Study of media, technology, and communication
(2023-11-01). "Darkweb research: Past, present, and future trends and mapping to sustainable development goals". Heliyon. 9 (11) e22269. Bibcode:2023Heliy
Media_ecology
Large-scale brain network active when not focusing on an external task
for individuals and across groups, and has become the standard tool for mapping the default network. It has been shown that the default mode network exhibits
Default_mode_network
Bourne shell backward compatible Unix shell created by David Korn
loaded) built-in commands (since ksh93) reference variables hierarchically nested variables variables can have member functions associated with them
KornShell
basic spatial mapping of components, such as: Tree-map algorithms that initially map the software hierarchy into a recursively nested rectangular area
Software_map
Comprehensive review of research literature using systematic methods
platforms, typically web-based, and include: Giotto Compliance DistillerSR Nested Knowledge EPPI-Reviewer Web LitStream JBI SUMARI The Cochrane Collaboration
Systematic_review
Cinder cone in British Columbia, Canada
which a tributary of the Tseax River flows. The volcano consists of two nested structures and was the source of four lava flows that descended into neighbouring
Tseax_Cone
Passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia
Zdeněk; Procházka, Petr; Petrusková, Tereza (2019). "Detailed large-scale mapping of geographical variation of Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella song dialects
Yellowhammer
2023 attacks in Budapest
(in French). Hans-Jakob, Schindler; Zaborowski, Marcin (November 2023). "Mapping Right-Wing Extremism in Central and Eastern Europe" (PDF). GLOBSEC. p. 39
Budapest_Complex
Neighborhood in California, US
north and Adelaide Drive to the south. In 2009 the Los Angeles Times's "Mapping L.A." project supplied these Pacific Palisades statistics: a population
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
Pacific_Palisades,_Los_Angeles
Application of statistical techniques to biological systems
Buckler, Edward S; Yu, Jianming (2008). "Status and Prospects of Association Mapping in Plants". The Plant Genome. 1 plantgenome2008.02.0089: 5–20. doi:10
Biostatistics
Settlement on West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands
penguins; in 1995, a survey recorded 66 nests. Sailing Directions for South America: Volume II. United States Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic Center. 1976
Hoste_Inlet
Optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
of automatic differentiation" (1970) for discrete connected networks of nested differentiable functions. In 1982, Paul Werbos applied backpropagation to
Backpropagation
Grouping by physical or social qualities
serial founder effect process, with non-African populations as a whole nested among African populations, that "some African populations are equally related
Race_(human_categorization)
American software engineer (born 1955)
founder of the Google Earth Outreach and Google Earth Engine computer mapping projects. Moore grew up in Roslyn, New York, with one sister and two brothers
Rebecca_Moore_(scientist)
original on December 17, 2022. "Verdugo Views: Donald Duck and his brood nested in Glendale". The Los Angeles Times. December 3, 2014. Looseleaf, Victoria
List of people from Glendale, California
List_of_people_from_Glendale,_California
Edible animal product
Luo X (2020). "Egg consumption and health outcomes: a global evidence mapping based on an overview of systematic reviews". Annals of Translational Medicine
Eggs_as_food
Digital database whose organization is based on the relational model of data
Database Overview". oracle.com. "A universal relation model for a nested database", The Nested Universal Relation Database Model, Lecture Notes in Computer
Relational_database
Application of complexity science to economics
between fitness and complexity required by the nested structure of the country-product matrix. The nested structure implies that the information on the
Complexity_economics
as likely evidence of growth periodicities corresponding to lunar cycles nested within annual growth rhythms, are described from the Middle Jurassic strata
2026_in_paleontology
Neighborhood in Pune, Maharashtra, India
population data based on 2011 census, the population recorded for all wards nested under Kothrud is 209,331. There are no reliable pointers to estimate the
Kothrud
Shipwreck in the North Atlantic Ocean
(2 mi; 3 km) of the wreck. Harris and Grimm's expeditions produced detailed mapping of the area in which the Titanic sank. It was clear that the position given
Wreck_of_the_Titanic
Waterway in upstate New York, U.S.
A Guide to Canal Records in the New York State Archives The Erie Canal Mapping Project Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-231, "Erie Canal
Erie_Canal
Channel Island off the coast of California
Retrieved December 28, 2022. Greene, Sean; Curwen, Thomas (May 9, 2019). "Mapping the Tongva villages of L.A.'s past". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the
Santa Catalina Island (California)
Santa_Catalina_Island_(California)
Gobi Basin (Mongolia) on the basis of U-Pb calcite dating and elemental mapping of eggshells, and interpret their findings as indicative of utility of
2025 in archosaur paleontology
2025_in_archosaur_paleontology
Genus of birds
Briefer, E.F.; Te amanti, F.; McElligo, A.G. (2015). "Emotions in goats: mapping physiological, behavioural and vocal profiles". Animal Behaviour. 99: 131–143
Banded_penguin
Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
"Enabling IoT platforms for social IoT applications: Vision, feature mapping, and challenges". Future Generation Computer Systems. 92: 718–731. doi:10
Internet_of_things
Study of lichen taxonomy and evolution
nomenclatural conservation of widely used names even if they are technically nested in another group) can mitigate the impact on the broader community. In lichenology
Lichen_systematics
Privacy-enhancing computing technique
Furnell, Steven (eds.). Mitigating Sovereign Data Exchange Challenges: A Mapping to Apply Privacy- and Authenticity-Enhancing Technologies. Trust, Privacy
Confidential_computing
Plant species grown for its oil-rich seed
June 2015). "Development of a 63K SNP Array for Cotton and High-Density Mapping of Intraspecific and Interspecific Populations of Gossypium spp". G3: Genes
Rapeseed
authors list (link) SanMiguel P, Tikhonov A, Jin YK, et al. (November 1996). "Nested retrotransposons in the intergenic regions of the maize genome". Science
List of inventions and discoveries by women
List_of_inventions_and_discoveries_by_women
Zurbriggen, Eileen (2013). "The sexualization of girls and gendered violence: Mapping the connections". In Zurbriggen, Eileen; Roberts, Tomi-Ann (eds.). The
List of age-related terms with negative connotations
List_of_age-related_terms_with_negative_connotations
Birds arguing against the view that birds originated from and are deeply nested within Theropoda (and are therefore living theropod dinosaurs). 2000 – Harold
Timeline_of_ornithology
Capital of England and the United Kingdom
Time Out London. Retrieved 29 November 2022. Rycroft, Simon (2016). "Mapping Swinging London". Swinging City: A Cultural Geography of London 1950–1974
London
Species of mammal
surprisingly closely related through mitochondrial DNA markers, with Rüppell's fox nested within the red fox lineage. Such a nesting of one species within another
Red_fox
Phylum of photosynthesising prokaryotes
"Margulisiibacteriota" and "Ca. Adamsella". (In GTDB, "Ca. Adamsella" is nested in Gastranaerophilales.) AlgaeBase uses Cyanobacteria with only Cyanophyceae
Cyanobacteria
Markup language and file format
(double-hyphen) is not allowed inside comments; this means comments cannot be nested. The ampersand has no special significance within comments, so entity and
XML
On his second voyage of 1644, he also contributed significantly to the mapping of the Australian mainland (which he called New Holland), making observations
History_of_Australia
Design pattern in functional programming to build generic types
anonymous functions (i.e. lambdas). Notice in the expression below how the two nested lambdas each operate on the wrapped value in the passed Maybe monad using
Monad (functional programming)
Monad_(functional_programming)
NESTED ASSOCIATION-MAPPING
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Girl/Female
Greek
Poor, pure, or chaste. St. Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day...
Male
English
Low German pet form of Latin Silvester, FESTER means "from the forest."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who looked after animals, Middle English bester, from beste ‘beast’ (see Best).German : habitational name for someone from a place called Beste.Slovenian (Gorenjska; also Bešter) : probably a derivative of Vester 3, a reduced form of the personal name Silvester. Replacement of initial V- with B- is quite common in Slovenian surnames.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sindhi, Telugu
Association
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a jester, Middle English gester.German : from the Germanic personal name Gastharo, composed of the elements gast ‘warrior’ + heri ‘army’.
Male
English
Short form of English Sylvester, VESTER means "from the forest."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places called Newstead, in particular the one in Nottinghamshire, which is named from Old English nīwe ‘new’ + stede ‘monastic site’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon), Dutch, and German
English (Devon), Dutch, and German : occupational name for a baker, from Anglo-Norman French pestour, pistour, Middle Dutch pester, pister ‘baker’ (Old French pestor, pesteur, German Pistor, from Latin pistor).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Easton.The Esten family has been associated with Scituate, MA, and Providence, RI, since the 17th century.
Female
Welsh
Welsh pet form of Greek Hagne (English Agnes), NESTA means "chaste; holy."
Female
English
Medieval Latin form of Persian Esther, HESTER means "star."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Eastes, still pronounced today as two syllables, as it was in medieval times.This name was brought to New England by Matthew (1645–1723) and Richard (born 1647) Estes, sons of Robert and Dorothy Estes of Dover, England. Probably unconnected is the founder of the VA and TN family of this name, Benjamin Estes (born 1736 in VA; died 1811 in TN).
Male
Greek
(ÎÎστωÏ) Greek name NESTOR means "homecoming." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Nileas (Latin Neleus) and king of Pylos.
Male
Scottish
Medieval Scottish form of Latin Crescentius, KESTER means "to spring up, grow, thrive."
Male
Hebrew
(כֶּשֶׂד) Hebrew name KESED means "increase." In the bible, this is the name of the 4th son of Nahor. Chesed is the Anglicized form.
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Persian Esther, ESTER means "star."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the city name Leicester which was recorded in the 10th century as Ligora caester "Ligora's fort." Ligora is related to Liguria, a very old place name of obscure origin, dating back to pre-Roman times. There has been some speculation concerning a possible connection between Ligora/Liguria and Celtic Lug, LESTER means "oath."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant spelling of Best.German : topographic name for someone who lived by the Beste river, a tributary of the Trave, or a habitational name from any of various villages called Besten, said by Bahlow to be named with a Middle Low German word for poor soil.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Association
Female
French
French feminine form of Latin unisex Cælestis, CÉLESTE means "heavenly."
NESTED ASSOCIATION-MAPPING
NESTED ASSOCIATION-MAPPING
Girl/Female
Muslim
Royal
Boy/Male
Hindu
Beloved, Good Man
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained; possibly a variant of Leeson.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Maintainer (Allah)
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Parvati
Girl/Female
Arabic
The Rising Sun; The Name of the Continent Used as a Given Name; A Variant of Aisha; Life
Boy/Male
Biblical American Irish Latin Shakespearean
Of a horn.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Teutonic
Bold
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Wisdom
Girl/Female
Greek
Pure.
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n.
Mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or associated with a thing.
v. t.
To cause to fester or rankle.
n.
The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things.
imp. & p. p.
of Bestead
a.
Furnished with a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; as, a three-masted schooner.
a.
Not in a state of contingency or suspension; fixed; as, vested rights; vested interests.
a.
Inclosed in a cyst. See Cysted.
a.
Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk.
n.
Association; company.
a.
Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted knight; a belted earl.
a.
Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty.
a.
Having (such) a chest; -- in composition; as, broad-chested; narrow-chested.
n.
The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; -- said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.
n.
Union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose; as, the American Association for the Advancement of Science; a benevolent association. Specifically, as among the Congregationalists, a society, consisting of a number of ministers, generally the pastors of neighboring churches, united for promoting the interests of religion and the harmony of the churches.
a.
Of or pertaining to association, or to an association.
a.
Having (such) meat; -- used chiefly in composition; as, thick-meated.
a.
Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly.
imp. & p. p.
of Nestle