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Limestone quarried at New Zealand
Oamaru stone, sometimes called whitestone, is a hard, compact limestone, quarried at Weston, near Oamaru in Otago, New Zealand. Oamaru stone was used on
Oamaru_stone
Town in Otago, New Zealand
Oamaru, the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, is the main town of the Waitaki District. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) south
Oamaru
Church in North Otago, New Zealand
of Oamaru stone the exterior has weathered more than one would have expected, but inside the church glows with reflected light from the creamy stone which
St_Patrick's_Basilica,_Oamaru
Cultural or commercial name for a number of dimension or building stone varieties
widely used, and is the main construction material (often with facing of Oamaru stone, a local compact limestone) in many of the notable historic buildings
Bluestone
marble-like stone widely used as a building stone for interior and exterior wall cladding and interior and exterior paving Oamaru stone — a creamy limestone
List_of_decorative_stones
the country's iconic buildings were built with dark basalt blocks or Oamaru stone. These projects are intimately tied to the country's past and geography
Architecture_of_New_Zealand
School in Oamaru, New Zealand
St Kevin's College (also called Redcastle) in Oamaru, New Zealand, is a Catholic, coeducational, integrated, boarding and day, secondary school. It was
St_Kevin's_College,_Oamaru
Synagogue in Brisbane, Australia
The building features a large circular geometric tracery window of Oamaru stone above the Margaret Street arched doorway. The stained glass lead lighting
Brisbane_Synagogue
19th-century New Zealand architect (1833–1902)
town of Oamaru, 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Dunedin.[citation needed] Here, as in Dunedin itself, Lawson built in the local Oamaru stone, a hard limestone
Robert_Lawson_(architect)
Architectural movement
allowed for substantial stone edifices to be constructed, using hard, dark breccia stone and a local white limestone, Oamaru stone. Among them were Maxwell
Gothic_Revival_architecture
State secondary, day and boarding school in Otago, New Zealand
designed by Robert Lawson and built for £14,800 in blue stone, Port Chalmers breccia and Oamaru stone by W A Carlton. It has long been regarded as a fine
Otago_Boys'_High_School
University building in Wellington, New Zealand
is a notable example of Edwardian Gothic-revival, with red brick and Oamaru stone façade, along with grand internal entrances, staircases and original
Hunter_Building
Town in Otago, New Zealand
agriculture is an important economic activity. Weston is home to the largest Oamaru stone quarry in New Zealand, supplying New Zealand and exporting much overseas
Weston,_New_Zealand
New Zealand television series
wine country, with a black and white combination of Yakisugi wood and Oamaru stone, tests the limits of an enterprising couple's resources. 81 7 "Ōmaha"
Grand_Designs_New_Zealand
New Zealanders of European descent
landmarks is the use of dark basalt blocks and facings of cream-coloured Oamaru stone, a form of limestone mined at Weston in North Otago. Notable buildings
European_New_Zealanders
Church in New South Wales, Australia
their details. The screen behind the high altar is delicately carved in Oamaru limestone from New Zealand. It contains niches filled with statues like
St_Mary's_Cathedral,_Sydney
Train station in Auckland, New Zealand
designed by architect John Campbell in an Edwardian baroque style, using Oamaru stone on a base of Coromandel granite. In 1930 the station was relocated 1
Waitematā_railway_station
Road in Auckland, New Zealand
Bartley and built in 1884 for Dr Purchas. Expensive English red brick and Oamaru Stone detailing is used on the facades. The bronze shop window frames and Mintons
Karangahape_Road
Street in Auckland, New Zealand
in the English Baroque style. It is built of Melbourne Bluestone and Oamaru stone with art nouveau leadlight windows. The main auditorium has excellent
Queen_Street,_Auckland
Limestone deposits listed by location
Limestone") Tyndall stone – Trademark of limestone from Canada Tamala Limestone – Limestone deposits in Western Australia Oamaru stone – Limestone quarried
List_of_types_of_limestone
Mock castle in Dunedin, New Zealand
Much of the stone used for the Castle came from a basalt quarry nearby. Other materials included yellow brick, Glasgow brick, Oamaru stone, Port Chalmers
Larnach_Castle
New Zealand cheese company
cheese companies. The company is based in Oamaru, and takes its name from the limestone known as Oamaru stone which is quarried locally. The cheese is
Whitestone_Cheese
Church in Darfield, New Zealand
made of poured concrete with a plaster-finish and Oamaru Stone window surrounds. The foundation stone was blessed on 11 October 1936 by Bishop Matthew
St_Joseph's_Church,_Darfield
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
The main entry, facing the city, was by a covered carriage porch of Oamaru stone bearing a number of carvings, and which led to the Great Hall. Inside
Brisbane Grammar School Buildings
Brisbane_Grammar_School_Buildings
Historic buildings in the University of Otago campus, New Zealand
complex ended. The resulting two large ranges were of bluestone with Oamaru stone facings and slate roofs on foundations of Port Chalmers breccia. A contemporary
University of Otago Clocktower complex
University_of_Otago_Clocktower_complex
Church in Wellington Central City, New Zealand
church Petre designed in the North Island. The building is a mixture of Oamaru stone, brick, and masonry. The interior features a main aisle and two side
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington
Sacred_Heart_Cathedral,_Wellington
Building in Dunedin, New Zealand
Leith and is constructed from contrasting dark Leith Valley basalt and Oamaru stone, with a foundation of Port Chalmers breccia. The building houses the
University of Otago Registry Building
University_of_Otago_Registry_Building
Railway station in New Zealand
constructed of dark basalt from Kokonga in the Strath-Taieri with lighter Oamaru stone facings, giving it the distinctive light and dark pattern common to many
Dunedin_railway_station
Public research university in Christchurch, New Zealand
An Oamaru stone carving of the university coat of arms can be viewed at the eastern entrance of the Matariki Building (Registry Building).
University_of_Canterbury
Town in Otago, New Zealand
their full height. The completed brick Gothic church with a belfry of Oamaru stone with seating for about 600 worshippers was officially opened by Bishop
Lawrence,_New_Zealand
Church at Arrowtown, New Zealand
replaced with sheets of corrugated iron. The entrance way is an arch of Oamaru stone. The interior of the roof of the church is lined with timber and supported
St_John's_Church,_Arrowtown
Building in Dunedin, New Zealand
format of a Venetian Renaissance palazzo, with symmetrical façades in Oamaru stone enriched by sculptures and classical details. A rusticated base in Port
Bank of New Zealand Building, Dunedin
Bank_of_New_Zealand_Building,_Dunedin
Town in Canterbury, New Zealand
the south bank of the Waitaki River, 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Oamaru. The name is an Anglicised form of the Māori name of the nearby mountain
Kurow
Medium to coarse-grained quartz sandstone with minor shale and laminite lenses
comparable cultural history. Jerusalem stone, a type of limestone used in building since ancient times. Oamaru stone or whitestone, a type of limestone from
Sydney_sandstone
Railway station in New Zealand
earthquakes, the style was Classical Baroque and Jacobean; ornamented in white Oamaru stone with carved cornicles and balustrades and roofed with Marsiette tiles
Wellington_railway_station
19th-century Presbyterian church in Dunedin, New Zealand
Rydge's Hotel, all in Christchurch). The building is constructed of Oamaru stone, set on foundations of basalt breccia from Port Chalmers, with details
First_Church_of_Otago
Opera house and former town hall in Oamaru, New Zealand
The Oamaru Opera House and former Town Hall in Oamaru is a historic building and current performance venue in Oamaru, on the east coast of the South Island
Oamaru_Opera_House
Church in New Zealand
columns line the nave. The jambs of the doors and windows are made from Oamaru stone is used for other stonework Malmsbury bluestone. The timberwork is heart
St_Benedict's_Church,_Newton
Church in Australia
Zealand Oamaru stone, designed and reputedly sculpted by Stombuco, was completed. Also installed were a timber pulpit; side altars of Oamaru stone, sculpted
St Patrick's Church, Fortitude Valley
St_Patrick's_Church,_Fortitude_Valley
Town in Canterbury, New Zealand
£10,000 to build. The church can seat up to 300. The altar is made of Oamaru stone. The building is constructed of reinforced concrete and brick. Geraldine
Geraldine,_New_Zealand
Historic home and museum in New Zealand
area of 1276 m2. The building is brick rendered in Moeraki gravel with Oamaru stone facings, and is roofed with Marseilles tiles. The main entrance and some
Olveston_(house)
New Zealand carver and teacher (1868–1953)
Canterbury Pioneer Women's Memorial is not regarded as successful. The Oamaru stone font in All Saints' Church in Hokitika was carved by Gurnsey. Crighton
Frederick_Gurnsey
Church in South Canterbury, New Zealand
with steel bands and rods in others, covered by faces of brick, and Oamaru stone is used in piers, mouldings and for facing some walls. Inside the church
St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate
St_Patrick's_Basilica,_Waimate
Historic building in central Dunedin, New Zealand
are constructed of dark Port Chalmers breccia ornamented with lighter Oamaru stone, a local compacted limestone mined to the north of Dunedin, and is topped
Dunedin_Law_Courts
Former church and theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand
was opened in 1870. Made out of the local materials trachyandesite and Oamaru stone, the former church is an example of Gothic Revival architecture and contains
Former Trinity Methodist Church, Dunedin
Former_Trinity_Methodist_Church,_Dunedin
Library building in New Zealand
February 1940. Retrieved 1 February 2023 – via Papers Past. "Weakness of Oamaru Stone". Auckland Star. 8 March 1943. Retrieved 2 October 2021 – via Papers
Wellington_Central_Library
Māori marae in Dunedin, New Zealand
from the Community Trust of Otago and a sale of sponsored blocks of Oamaru stone for the building's exterior. The marae reopened in 2003.[when?] In 2004
Āraiteuru_Marae
New Zealand architect (1847–1918)
(52 ft) in height. The walls are in black basalt with dressings of white Oamaru stone, a combination for which Dunedin and Christchurch architecture is noted
Francis_Petre
Street, Rangiora. Brick, concrete and iron building with a facing of Oamaru Stone, this was a Category 2 historic place (#3785). Damaged in Canterbury
List_of_Masonic_buildings
Public museum in Dunedin, New Zealand
part of the museum today. The original entrance to the museum, with its Oamaru stone Doric-style pillars, is still visible on Great King Street, though the
Tūhura_Otago_Museum
Street in Dunedin, New Zealand
Corinthian styles, and makes good use of Port Chalmers bluestone and Oamaru stone, a compact, cream-coloured limestone. The Southern Cross Hotel, 118 High
Princes_Street,_Dunedin
Area of Dunedin, New Zealand
Corinthian styles, and makes good use of Port Chalmers bluestone and Oamaru stone, a compact, cream-coloured limestone. The Southern Cross Hotel, 118 High
The_Exchange,_Dunedin
Rail line in Otago, New Zealand
open until April. The building was constructed from local bluestone and Oamaru stone. The railway station closed in 18 February 1962 and was demolished shortly
Port_Chalmers_Branch
Landmark in Lyttelton, New Zealand
The materials used were local scoria and contrasting lighter coloured Oamaru stone. Additions were made to the building between 1877 and 1878 and again
Lyttelton_Timeball_Station
Te Puni Street in Petone is named after his whanau (family), and an Oamaru stone memorial was erected in 1872 in his memory in the Te Puni ūrūpa (cemetery)
Hōniana_Te_Puni-kōkopu
Medical school in New Zealand
School of Biomedical Sciences. The imposing Lindo Ferguson Building is an Oamaru Stone and brick structure in classical styling built in 1927 to a design by
University of Otago Dunedin School of Medicine
University_of_Otago_Dunedin_School_of_Medicine
Bridge in Wellington City, New Zealand
line, fish hook and net. At the Civic Square base of the bridge are two Oamaru stone sculptures by Matt Pine, titled Prow and Capital. A plaque here states:
City_to_Sea_Bridge
Coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
1925. It was constructed using Port Hills’ basalt, a slate roof and Oamaru stone dressings and linings. It was badly damaged in the 2010/11 Christchurch
New_Brighton,_New_Zealand
Suburb of Auckland
Methodist Theological College – 140 Grafton Road, cnr Carlton Gore Road. The Oamaru stone and brick building in the Collegiate Gothic style was opened in 1929
Grafton,_New_Zealand
Church in South Island, New Zealand
of reinforced concrete, rimu roof timbers, joists and flooring. The Oamaru stone font was carved by Frederick Gurnsey, a frequent collaborator of Harman's
All_Saints'_Church,_Hokitika
Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria
height reaching 20.7 meters, over 890m2 area of land. The façade uses Oamaru free stone imported from New Zealand, on a base of local bluestone. The main
Bank of Australasia Headquarters
Bank_of_Australasia_Headquarters
Village in Otago, New Zealand
settlement and opened in 1877. However, the port could not compete with Oamaru and the lack of traffic as well as stability problems caused by difficult
Moeraki
Church in Dunedin, New Zealand
panelling. The church is constructed of brick on bluestone foundations, with Oamaru stone facings with battlemented corner towers. The exterior walls are solid
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
St_Andrew's_Presbyterian_Church,_Dunedin
Church in South Canterbury, New Zealand
Renaissance of the Ionic order. Most of the material used was ferro-concrete, Oamaru stone, and locally made bricks. Born in Ireland in 1856, John Tubman was ordained
Sacred_Heart_Basilica,_Timaru
Centre for music in Auckland, New Zealand
church with its square Gothic tower was built of red Kamo brick and Oamaru stone. The interior is brick with rimu wood panelling, jarrah floor and oak
St David's Memorial Church, Auckland
St_David's_Memorial_Church,_Auckland
Catholic cathedral in Dunedin, New Zealand
the old confessionals in the nave of the cathedral. In the 1950s, the Oamaru stone pinnacles on the two towers had to be removed due to their deteriorating
St Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin
St_Joseph's_Cathedral,_Dunedin
English sculptor
c.1939. Feldon preferred to work with New Zealand materials such as Oamaru stone; Feldon believed New Zealand granite was superior to other granite, stating
William_Henry_Feldon
Marine. Limestone, marl and volcanic rocks Oamaru Stone (limestone) and volcanic rocks in the cliffs around Oamaru. Waka Supergroup Balleny Group Eocene-Oligocene
Stratigraphy_of_New_Zealand
Church in Palmerston North, New Zealand
disaster on Christmas Eve of 1953. Frank Guernsey carved the altar from Oamaru stone in 1939, and the reredos (an altarpiece) from kauri in 1944. The organ
All Saints' Church, Palmerston North
All_Saints'_Church,_Palmerston_North
Heritage-listed town hall in Queensland, Australia
portico at the entrance is decorated with a slate tablet with a frame of Oamaru stone which displays the opening date of the building and the names of the
South_Brisbane_Town_Hall
Library system in Wellington, New Zealand
free public library". New Zealand Times. 13 October 1894. "Weakness of Oamaru Stone". Auckland Star. 8 March 1943. Retrieved 2 October 2021 – via Paperspast
Wellington_City_Libraries
Church in New Zealand
designed other stone churches previously, but Trinity Congregational was the first to be built. Stone rubble walls are contrasted with Oamaru stone, which results
Trinity Congregational Church, Christchurch
Trinity_Congregational_Church,_Christchurch
reports of the time period), the material used for the memorial itself was Oamaru stone. It was constructed with a large base with a shaft, capital and frieze
Waitangi_Treaty_Monument
Historic building in Oamaru, New Zealand (previously the Oamaru Post Office)
Council building, the former Oamaru Chief Post Office, is the seat of the Waitaki District in Oamaru, New Zealand. Oamaru's first post office was built
Waitaki District Council building
Waitaki_District_Council_building
Street in Wellington, New Zealand
Renaissance style, built of red, pressed, facing bricks, Oamaru stone, Port Chalmers blue stone and red Marseilles roofing tiles. It was 236 ft (72 m) long
Whitmore_Street
Urban reserve and wetland in Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand
and Kaikorai Primary School created a ceramic-tile-covered seat and an Oamaru stone and macrocarpa pouwhenua for the reserve as part of an educational project
Kaikorai_Common_Reserve
Church in New South Wales, Australia
by the sons of Samuel and Ann Clift in memory of their parents, is of Oamaru stone and Carrara marble, its three panels symbolising the Trinity, and severally
St Peter's Anglican Church and Glebe Cemetery
St_Peter's_Anglican_Church_and_Glebe_Cemetery
Suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand
by fire. The current building, built in Port Chalmers bluestone with Oamaru stone facings, was designed by T. B. Cameron. Caversham's Anglican church,
Caversham,_New_Zealand
Town in Otago, New Zealand
church in his characteristic style. While the belfry was constructed in Oamaru stone, local schist was used for the rest of the building as this was a common
Hyde,_New_Zealand
19th-century Presbyterian church in Dunedin, New Zealand
Constructed of bluestone from quarries close to the Water of Leith, and with Oamaru stone dressings and spire, its plan forms a Latin cross, with a nave 30 metres
Knox_Church,_Dunedin
Church in New South Wales, Australia
capitals. The baptismal font and pulpit are carved from New Zealand Oamaru stone and green marble. The church houses a large 19th Century organ by William
Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church
Hunter_Baillie_Memorial_Presbyterian_Church
Residential college in Dunedin, New Zealand
foundations were Port Chalmers breccia. The walls were finished in brick with Oamaru stone trims and the roofs were red clay tiles. The building was in the Jacobethan
Knox_College,_Otago
Building in Dunedin, New Zealand
storeys rather than the more typical two. Built in rendered brick with Oamaru stone detailing and a slate roof, it features an elegant façade characterised
New Zealand Insurance Company Building, Dunedin
New_Zealand_Insurance_Company_Building,_Dunedin
Historic church in Auckland, New Zealand
1876.[citation needed] In 1896 the parish decided it was time to build the stone church. John Loughborough Pearson, designer of both Truro Cathedral in Cornwall
St_Matthew-in-the-City
Church in New Zealand
Filleul Street, Dunedin. Also used in the building is Oamaru stone, an early use of the stone in Dunedin. In 1969, All Saints' Church was restored, in
All_Saints'_Church,_Dunedin
Homestead in Christchurch, New Zealand
first floor. While the structure of the art gallery was undamaged the Oamaru stone exterior was badly cracked and had to be rebuilt, only to then be damaged
Ohinetahi
Church in Hororata, New Zealand
was built of local stone from the Malvern Hills – volcanic rock from the Wairiri Valley, Glentunnel and the interior of Oamaru stone. Before construction
St_John's_Church,_Hororata
Criterion Hotel, Clyde Street, Oamaru (Category I) – Built in 1881 from Oamaru Stone, this building is a major part of Oamaru's historic precinct. Junction
List of historic hotels in Otago
List_of_historic_hotels_in_Otago
Anglican church in Melbourne
This was in preference to a design by Joseph Reed. The tower (built of Oamaru stone) and spire and aisles were built later to a design by Reed, Henderson
Christ_Church,_South_Yarra
Architectural curriculum vitae
March 2021. Patterson, Gus (8 November 2019). "Couple loves heritage". Oamaru Mail. Retrieved 26 March 2021. "St Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Warden's
Works_of_Robert_Lawson
Arepa Kahi, Hawaiki "Maui" Jerome Joseph Cvitanovich, Country Calendar – Oamaru Stone (TVNZ) Achievement in Camerawork Documentary Peter Young, Explorers (TVNZ)
2005 New Zealand Screen Awards
2005_New_Zealand_Screen_Awards
Series of rugby union matches
the approaches to Timaru and, later, Oamaru. Here they observed buildings made of, and quarries for Oamaru stone. Just before reaching Port Chalmers,
1882 New South Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand
1882_New_South_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand
School
St Joseph's School is a school in Oamaru, the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It was established by an order of Catholic
St_Joseph's_School,_Oamaru
K.C. White Stone Country. North Otago Centennial Committee, Oamaru, 1962 "Waitaki council rejects 'vanity project' claim about $32m Ōamaru event centre
Waitaki_District_Council
Building in Christchurch, New Zealand
marble floors. It is constructed of brick and concrete, and faced with Oamaru stone. Armstrong was inspired by the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui. Both the
Robert_McDougall_Art_Gallery
Building in Oamaru, New Zealand
neo-Georgian mansion located in Oamaru, New Zealand. Casa Nova was the first residence in Oamaru to be constructed from Oamaru limestone. It is registered
Casa_Nova_(house)
Historic civic building in Auckland CBD
stone; the ground floor is made of a dark volcanic basalt, heavily rusticated, which contrasts with the pale stonework of the upper storeys. Oamaru limestone
Auckland_Town_Hall
Scottish sculptor
sculpture by Clapperton was commissioned by the mayor of Oamaru, Robert Milligan, for the Oamaru Botanic Gardens and was unveiled on 7 March 1927. Milligan
Thomas_J._Clapperton
grounds of the Lyttelton Primary School and is a shared-use facility. The Oamaru Opera House is a Category 1 listed historic building that opened in 1907
New Zealand performing arts venues
New_Zealand_performing_arts_venues
Tongan artist
(Tonga Contemporary), tour - City Gallery, Invercargill, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua 2010, Visions of Utopia, Centre of Contemporary
Stone_Maka
OAMARU STONE
OAMARU STONE
Male
Hebrew
(×ï‹×žÖ¸×¨) Hebrew name OWMAR means "eloquent, talkative" or "speaker." In the bible, this is the name of a grandson of Esau.
Female
Russian
(Тамара) Russian form of Hebrew Tamar, TAMARA means "palm tree." In Sanskrit, tamara means "spice."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Date tree
Male
English
Modern American English name of uncertain origin. It may be from Hebrew Yamir, JAMAR means "to change," or it may be a contracted form of the French surname Jamard, from German Gamhard, meaning "happy and healthy."Â
Girl/Female
Muslim
Soft pleasant light, A narrator of Hadith
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
Protected by God.
Girl/Female
Indian
Soft pleasant light, A narrator of Hadith
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
Palm tree. Used as a symbolic oriental name due to the beauty and fruitfulness of the tree.
Male
Hindi/Indian
(अमर) Hindi name AMAR means "immortal."
Female
Hebrew
(תָּמָר) Hebrew name TAMAR means "palm tree." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a wife of Judah.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Immortal
Male
Japanese
(å‹) Japanese name MASARU means "victorious."
Boy/Male
French German
Of the sea.
Boy/Male
Hebrew, Hindu, Indian
From Tamar
Female
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Saara, SAARU means "noble lady, princess."
Male
Japanese
(守) Japanese name MAMORU means "protector."
Girl/Female
Indian
Date tree
Girl/Female
Muslim
Moon like
Girl/Female
Indian
Unfading flower
Girl/Female
Indian
Moon like
OAMARU STONE
OAMARU STONE
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
A narrator of hadith
Male
English
Unisex form of English Rimmon, RIMON means "pomegranate."Â
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Supervisor; Eye Sight
Boy/Male
Hindu
Warrior
Girl/Female
Indian
Male
Russian
 Yiddish name LEV means "lion." In use by the Russians. Compare with other forms of Lev.
Female
Persian/Iranian
(مهشید) Persian name MAHSHID means "moonlight."
Boy/Male
Russian
From the east.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Fast; Progressive; Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva
OAMARU STONE
OAMARU STONE
OAMARU STONE
OAMARU STONE
OAMARU STONE
n.
An assemblage of upright stones with others placed horizontally on their tops, on Salisbury Plain, England, -- generally supposed to be the remains of an ancient Druidical temple.
n.
A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or slightly moved, with but little force.
n.
A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit.
n.
An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also key fruit.
n.
Work or wall consisting of stone; mason's work of stone.
n.
An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory, is the C. glabra. The swamp hickory is C. amara, having a nut whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter.
n.
Any membranaceous expansion, as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
a.
As deaf as a stone; completely deaf.
n.
One who walls with stones.
n.
The stonechat; -- called also stonesmitch.
n.
A tall tree (Simaruba amara) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia.
n.
A roachlike European fish (Rhodima amarus).
n.
The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.
n.
See Simar.
a.
Resembling a samara, or winged seed vessel.
a.
As still as a stone.
n.
See Dammar.
n.
The wood of several tropical American trees of the order Simarubeae, as Quassia amara, Picraena excelsa, and Simaruba amara. It is intensely bitter, and is used in medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making beer.
n.
One who stones; one who makes an assault with stones.