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Plant flower structures
mainly flies, so as to enhance their effectiveness in pollination. The structures of pollination traps can include deep tubular corollas with downward pointing
Pollination_trap
Flower traits that attract pollinators
understanding of plant-pollinator interactions, sometimes the pollinator of a plant species cannot be accurately predicted from the pollination syndrome alone
Pollination_syndrome
Species of carnivorous plant
Additionally, when an insect or spider touches one of these hairs, the trap prepares to close, only fully enclosing the prey if a second hair is contacted
Venus_flytrap
Biological process occurring in plants
flowering plants. Self-pollination occurs within a closed flower. Pollination often occurs within a species. When pollination occurs between species,
Pollination
Form of pollination by insects
Entomophily or insect pollination is a form of pollination whereby pollen of plants, especially but not only of flowering plants, is distributed by insects
Entomophily
Wind pollination
Wind-pollination (anemophily) syndrome Anemophily or wind pollination is a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind. Almost all gymnosperms
Anemophily
Species of flowering plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae
of the host's roots. The flower is used as a temporary trap in order to facilitate pollination. H. africana has an enzyme which allows it to dissolve
Hydnora_africana
Flowers that smell like rotting flesh
flowers resemble a funnel or complex trap. The host plant can sometimes trap the pollinator during the pollination/feeding process. Annonaceae Asimina
Carrion_flower
Insect trap type
species. Pan traps are an efficient, cost effective and simple to use trap when targeting Hymenoptera or similar pollinators A pan trap consists of a
Pan_trap
Family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales
living on trees. The flowers and their pollination mechanisms are highly specialized, attracting insect pollinators by colour, pattern, scent, pheromones
Orchid
Predatory hornet, largest in the world
Dafni, A. (ed.). "Social wasps, crickets and cockroaches contribute to pollination of the holoparasitic plant Mitrastemon yamamotoi (Mitrastemonaceae) in
Asian_giant_hornet
Family of insects
aphids which attracts pollinating hoverflies. Another plant, the slipper orchid in southwest China, also achieves pollination by deceit by exploiting
Hoverfly
Species of carnivorous plant
cobra lily is its means of pollination. Its flower is unusually shaped and complex, typically a sign of a close pollinator-plant specialization. The flower
Darlingtonia_californica
Pachites. Pollination by flies, known as myophily, is the second most prevalent method of pollination among orchids, involving pollinators from twenty
Pollination_of_orchids
Undirected movement in response to touch or vibration
Mimosoideae, active carnivorous plants such as Dionaea and a wide range of pollination mechanisms. Thigmonasty differs from thigmotropism in that nastic motion
Thigmonasty
Subfamily of orchids
common trap-lip pollination mechanism where flowers use mimicry and deception for pollination by bees and hoverflys. The flowers act as traps where insects
Cypripedioideae
Natural phenomenon
mimic the strategy used by traditional flowers for pollination to exploit pollinators to land in the trap so the carnivorous flower head can digest them as
UV_coloration_in_flowers
Plants that consume animals
carnivorous plants and insects is pollination. While many species of carnivorous plant can reproduce asexually via self-pollination or vegetative propagation
Carnivorous_plant
Pollination by animals
exchange for pollination. Pollination is defined as the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma. There are many vectors for pollination, including
Zoophily
Genus of flowering plants
it. Both these mechanisms favor pollination from another plant and discourage self-pollination. When ready to pollinate, the plant produces its own heat
Helicodiceros
Genus of carnivorous plants
the winter. Sarracenia do not self-pollinate and therefore require hand pollination or access to natural pollinators such as bees. Sarracenia pollen remains
Sarracenia
Genus of flowering plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae
Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. Hydnora pollinates through brood-site mimicry. This is a method of pollination in which the plant emits a smell that is
Hydnora
Species of plant
it may form tuberous root structures. Like many Ceropegia, pollination occurs by trapping insects inside of flowers with stiff hairs until a pollenium
Ceropegia_ampliata
Genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae
small flies and gnats that are to be trapped within the inflorescence. As the time required for successful pollination to occur can be several days, many
Arum
Colonial flying insect
has been used extensively for commercial pollination of fruit and vegetable crops. The scale of these pollination services is commonly measured in the billions
Honey_bee
Evolutionary strategy
female bee to attract male bees as pollinators. Model: Female longhorn bee, Eucera longicornis One mechanism in pollination is to use incentives or rewards
Pouyannian_mimicry
Two or more species influencing each other's evolution
reduces the proportion of pollination by bees as opposed to hummingbirds; while greater flower surface area increases bee pollination. Therefore, red pigments
Coevolution
Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera
be dependent on bees for pollination also rely on moths, which have historically been less observed because they pollinate mainly at night. Both as caterpillars
Moth
long-tongued pollinators such as moths. There are a large number of other mechanisms that enhance cross-pollination and prevent self-pollination. The forces
Floral_biology
Genus of plants
This delayed development of the stigma prevents self-pollination and ensures that cross pollination will occur between individuals of a population. Different
Stylidium
Family of mostly succulent plants, adapted to dry environments
escapes. Cactus flowers are pollinated by insects, birds and bats. None are known to be wind-pollinated and self-pollination occurs in only a very few species;
Cactus
Coherent mass of pollen grains
but are transferred, during pollination, as a single unit. This is regularly seen in orchids, which have a complex pollination system, and many species of
Pollinium
Grains containing the male gametophytes of seed plants
of a single flower to the stigma of another in cross-pollination. In a case of self-pollination, this process takes place from the anther of a flower
Pollen
Rational keeping and farming of stingless bees
attractants and trap nests; in addition to the ecosystem service of pollination itself, since bees are one of the main agents of pollination and the maintenance
Meliponiculture
Species of flowering plant in the orchid family
pollen. Self-pollination can occur but typically requires that the pollinator re-enters the same flower. In this process they pollinate the flower by
Cypripedium_acaule
Group of insects
nationalgeographic.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2018. "Ko Mochizuki, Atsushi Kawakita. Pollination by fungus gnats and associated floral characteristics in five families
Fungus_gnat
Feeding strategy amongst certain families of birds
always the same, it greatly reduces the risk of self-pollination (iterogamy) because the pollinator won't return to the same flower on that particular foraging
Trap-lining
Effect that organisms have on other organisms
major driver of evolution since at least the Cambrian period. In pollination, pollinators including insects (entomophily), some birds (ornithophily), and
Biological_interaction
European plant species in the poppy family
their pollination process, making the Arctic bumblebee the main pollinator of Arctic poppies. As spring transitions to summer, bumblebee pollination begins
Oreomecon_radicata
Order of insects
(2001). "Thrips (Thysanoptera) pollination in Australian subtropical rainforests, with particular reference to pollination of Wilkiea huegeliana (Monimiaceae)"
Thrips
Species of legume
doi: 10.1111/aec.12324. "Pollination - The Australian Museum." https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/pollination/. Accessed 31 May. 2021. "Species
Crotalaria_cunninghamii
Species of plant
insect trap (hence its English name of "cruel plant"), without being a carnivorous plant, where it occasionally and inadvertently traps the pollinator's proboscis
Araujia_sericifera
British genre of hip-hop
culture with one another, including musical genres such as hip-hop. Cross pollination through migrating West Indians helped develop a community interested
UK_rap
Species of moth
multiflora and Oenothera caespitosa are also dependent on hawkmoths for pollination. M. quinquemaculata has been found to feed from Oenothera caespitosa
Manduca_quinquemaculata
Mutually beneficial interaction between species
flower forms (important for pollination mutualisms) and co-evolution between groups of species. A prominent example of pollination mutualism is with bees and
Mutualism_(biology)
Genus of flowering plants
may become trapped and die). Pollination is effected by the reverse procedure, in which one of the pollinia becomes trapped within the anther slit. Large-bodied
Asclepias
Bee tribe, reduced stingers, strong bites
in the pollination process. Although estimates of crop pollination attributed to honey bees are uncertain, it is undeniable that bee pollination is a vital
Stingless_bee
Control of harmful species
as much as 95%. A trap crop is a crop of a plant that attracts pests, diverting them from nearby crops. Pests aggregated on the trap crop can be more easily
Pest_control
Genus of carnivorous plants
traps. Terrestrial species tend to have tiny traps that feed on minute prey such as protozoa and rotifers swimming in water-saturated soil. The traps
Utricularia
Predator that hunts by surprise, as opposed to those that chase
hiding in a burrow, by camouflage, by aggressive mimicry, or by the use of a trap (e.g. a web). The predator then uses a combination of senses to detect and
Ambush_predator
Music genre
primary sources were disco and funk records. Nowhere was this cross-pollination of musics better typified than in the Caribbean island of Jamaica, where
Hip-hop
Order of insects
nectar, and those that have evolved trap pollination, depend on flies. It is thought that some of the earliest pollinators of plants may have been flies. The
Fly
Family of flies commonly known as no see ums, or biting midges
Wanger, Thomas Cherico (2025). "Global chocolate supply is limited by low pollination and high temperatures". Communications Earth & Environment. 6 (1): 97
Ceratopogonidae
Flowering plant reproduction system
The pollination syndromes of monocots can be quite distinct; they include having flower parts in multiples of three, adaptations to pollination by water
Monocotyledon_reproduction
Device used to capture seeds from plants
funnel traps, sticky traps (using materials such as fly paper), nets and pots exposed in the field. There are many options when using seed traps based
Seed_trap
Species of bee
Canada, though a number of other Osmia species are cultured for use in pollination. O. lignaria is among 4000 native bee species of North America, and its
Osmia_lignaria
Species of bird
insects trapped in spider webs, sometimes even the spiders themselves. While collecting nectar, Anna's hummingbird assists in plant pollination. There
Anna's_hummingbird
Species of bee
in Brazil to help increase plant pollination and ultimately fruit production. Magalhães and Freitas installed trap nests in an acerola orchard in Brazil
Centris_analis
Clade of seed plants that produce flowers
leads to pollination syndromes, where the morphology of a flower evolves to match the anatomy and sensory capabilities of its primary pollinator. For example
Flowering_plant
Compton, Stephen G. (2015). "Female figs as traps: Their impact on the dynamics of an experimental fig tree-pollinator-parasitoid community" (PDF). Acta Oecologica
Reproductive coevolution in Ficus
Reproductive_coevolution_in_Ficus
Agricultural technique
number of different reasons, including weed suppression, pest control, pollination, providing habitat for beneficial insects, maximizing use of space, and
Companion_planting
Group of seed plants
There are separate male and female reproductive structures, the cones. Pollination is always by wind; the seeds are mostly winged. The trees have a regular
Conifer
Umbrella term for hip-hop that rejects mainstream aesthetics
experimental and progressive rap, the term later shifted to refer to several trap-descendant internet rap scenes and music that emerged during the late 2000s
Underground_hip-hop
Species of fly
are an important but often neglected group of pollinators. They play a significant role in the pollination of agricultural biodiversity and the biodiversity
Eristalis_tenax
Normal grass can be used as ground cover, especially in nitrogenous soils. Trap crops draw potential pests away from the actual crop intended for cultivation
List_of_beneficial_weeds
Species of orchid
discourage self-pollination by hindering the process of bee learning. Pollination of M. obtusa is unique in the fact that pollination does not only require
Maxillaria_obtusa
Species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae
tropical and subtropical flowering plants. Vitex is a cross-pollinating plant, but its self-pollination has been recorded. Theophrastus mentioned the shrub several
Vitex_agnus-castus
Species of plant
windowed flowers. The flower itself serves as a biological fly-pollinated pitfall-trap, that traps flies when they descend into the corolla tube. Small hairs
Ceropegia_sandersonii
Edible fruit-bearing tree in family. Moraceae
capable of pollination just three days later. Pollination occurs mainly by fruit bats, but cultivated varieties produce fruit without pollination. The compound
Breadfruit
Species of bee
dilated front legs of males of some species of carpenter bees collect and trap oils and odours that function during mating. Xylocopa latipes are considered
Xylocopa_latipes
Family of flies
Orchidaceae are pollinated by mosquitoes, which visit to obtain sugar-rich nectar. A few plant associations are specialized for mosquito pollination, such as
Mosquito
Order of insects including moths and butterflies
psychophily and phalaenophily for butterflies and moths, respectively), or the pollination of flowers. Most adult butterflies and moths feed on the nectar inside
Lepidoptera
Short period movement of plants
one second. For example, the Venus flytrap closes its trap in about 100 milliseconds. The traps of Utricularia are much faster, closing in about 0.5 milliseconds
Rapid_plant_movement
Genus of plants
several points, forming a cage. Flies become momentarily trapped inside, accomplishing pollination as they move about. The genus Ceropegia belongs to the
Ceropegia
Family of birds
coevolved with nectar-bearing plant clades, affecting mechanisms of pollination. The same is true for the sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)
Hummingbird
Part of a flower
pollen, anemophily), from visiting insects or other animals (biotic pollination), or in rare cases from surrounding water (hydrophily). Stigma can vary
Stigma_(botany)
Species of true bug
Miridae. It has a symbiotic relationship with Roridula, where it feeds on trapped insects and its excretions are absorbed through the leaves of the Roridula
Pameridea_roridulae
Species of flowering plant
upper stem and calyx, trap insects to prevent them from feeding on nectar and robbing it from the flower without performing pollinator services. This is not
Silene_virginica
Cosmopolitan family of bees
alfalfa pollination, and the western native and frequently raised Osmia lignaria (the orchard mason bee or blue orchard bee), used in orchard pollination. Other
Megachilidae
Genus of ants
Pollination is Rare". American Journal of Botany. 71 (3): 421–426. doi:10.2307/2443499. JSTOR 2443499. Peakall, Rod (1989). "The unique pollination of
Myrmecia_(ant)
Carnivorous plant that can not digest prey
disputed. Some contend that their function is to aid in pollination, adhering seeds to visiting pollinators. Others note that on some species (Plumbago auriculata)
Protocarnivorous_plant
Organic polymer, typically from plants
South American species of Dalechampia and Clusia they are produced as pollination rewards, and used by some stingless bee species in nest construction
Resin
varied. Most contemporary genres of western popular music build on cross-pollination with traditional African American and African popular music. Many genres
African_popular_music
Genus of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae
Després, Laurence (2012-03-07). "Specialized nursery pollination mutualisms as evolutionary traps stabilized by antagonistic traits". Journal of Theoretical
Trollius
Species of flowering plant
form an insect trap; a sweet musky odour has been detected from these flowers and this may attract flies as pollinators. After pollination, the scape bends
Tacca_integrifolia
Species of beetle
trapped for several days. ZooGram, Sarah Evans, Maryland Zoo, Winter 2005 POLLINATION BIOLOGY OF HYDNORA AFRICANA THUNB. (HYDNORACEAE) IN NAMIBIA: BROOD-SITE
Stenocara_dentata
Subgenus of bumblebees
to the colony and to other plants for fertilization. This act of buzz pollination is typical of Bombus species. Pyrobombus are commonly found in open environments
Pyrobombus
Species of tree and its edible seeds
Freitas, B. M. (October 27, 2017). "Pollination Requirements and the Foraging Behavior of Potential Pollinators of Cultivated Brazil Nut (Bertholletia
Brazil_nut
Species of carnivorous plant
pollen, by lifting a petal. This one-way system helps to ensure cross pollination. In late summer and autumn, the plant stops producing carnivorous leaves
Sarracenia_oreophila
American drama television series
Michael Weaver Jenna Bans & Bill Krebs March 16, 2025 (2025-03-16) 1.03 5 "Pollination" Erin Feeley Bridget Bedard March 23, 2025 (2025-03-23) 0.85 6 "Plant
Grosse_Pointe_Garden_Society
Species of bird from South America
This mutualistic relationship lets P. mixta depend on the bird for pollination, while the bird obtains a high-quality food source. To obtain nectar
Sword-billed_hummingbird
Beekeeping technique
Crowding Shock Shook Method see pollination management Pollinator decline Pesticide toxicity to bees Buzz pollination Techniques to maximize open mating
Hive_management
Genetic technique for identifying organisms in mixed samples
genome seems more suitable . Bipartite pollination networks The diagram on the right shows a comparison of pollination networks based on DNA metabarcoding
Metabarcoding
Species of insect
covers can be used to exclude the beetles, but this may necessitate hand pollination of the flowers. Kaolin sprays can also be used as barriers and have been
Japanese_beetle
Study of organisms and their environment
the guts of insects and other organisms, the fig wasp and yucca moth pollination complex, lichens with fungi and photosynthetic algae, and corals with
Ecology
Family of insects
some ants obtain nectar from flowers, pollination by ants is somewhat rare, one example being of the pollination of the orchid Leporella fimbriata which
Ant
Order of insects
pollinated plants such as Caytoniaceae, Cheirolepidiaceae, and Gnetales, which have ovulate organs that are either poorly suited for wind pollination
Mecoptera
Species of plant
Aroonrat; McKey, Doyle (September 2018). "Flowering phenology and trap pollination of the rare endemic plant Ceropegia thaithongiae in montane forest
Ceropegia_stapeliiformis
Species of flowering plant
1086/670369 Leong, J. M., & Thorp, R. W. (1999). Colour-coded sampling: the pan trap colour preferences of oligolectic and nonoligolectic bees associated with
Limnanthes_douglasii
Genus of flowering plants
hips, as the flowers are too tightly petalled to provide access for pollination and the plants can only propagate through human-made cuttings.[verification
Rose
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English wild ‘wild’, ‘uncontrolled’ (Old English wilde), hence a nickname for a man of violent and undisciplined character, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of overgrown uncultivated land.English : habitational name from a place named Wyld, as for example in Berkshire and Dorset, both named from Old English wil ‘trap’, ‘snare’.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : cognate of 1, from Middle High German wilde, wilt, German wild ‘wild’, also used in the sense ‘strange’, ‘foreign’, and therefore in some cases a nickname for an incomer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a trapper, from a derivative of Middle English trapp ‘trap’.German : nickname for a stupid person, from Middle High German trappe ‘bustard’ (of Slavic origin).German : topographic name for someone living by a step-like feature in the terrain, from Middle Low German treppe, trappe ‘step’, or by a flight of steps, standard German Treppe.Thomas Trapp (b. 1635) was in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, by 1659. He or his family probably came originally from Great Baddow, Essex, England.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a crafty or ingenious person, from a reduced form of Old French engaine ‘ingenuity’, ‘trickery’ (Latin ingenium ‘native wit’). The word was also used in a concrete sense of a stratagem or device, particularly a trap.This surname has also assimilated reduced variants of Welsh Gurganus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a trapper or nickname for a devious man (see Wiles, of which this is the singular form).Perhaps an Americanized spelling of Weil.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’.English (Devon) : topographic name from Middle English atte trewen ‘at the trees’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this phrase, for example Train, Traine, or Trewyn, all in Devon.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for an impetuous person, from the Old French phrase trop isnel ‘too swift’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a trapper (see Wiles), with the addition of Middle English man ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a calm individual, variant of Still 1.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a fish trap in a river (see Still 2).German : habitational name from Still in Alsace.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Biblical, Chinese, Christian, Hebrew, Portuguese
To Tie; A Quarrel Appeased; Enchantingly Beautiful; To be Healthy; To be Strong; One who Snares; Traps; Bound; Bind
Surname or Lastname
English
English : byname from Middle English staley ‘resolute’, ‘reliable’, a reduced form of Stallard.Belgian French : from Old French estalee ‘fish trap’, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, or topographic name for someone who lived near where fish traps were set.
Female
Greek
(á¼Î»Ï€Î¯Ï‚) Greek name ELPIS means "expectation, hope." In mythology, this is the name of a spirit of hope. She, along with other daimons, was trapped in a jar by Zeus and put in the care of Pandora. Her Latin name is Spes.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, in particular someone who caught fish, especially eels, by setting up wicker traps in rivers and estuaries, from Middle English wile ‘trap’, ‘snare’ (late Old English wīl ‘contrivance’, ‘trick’ possibly of Scandinavian origin), or in some cases probably a nickname for a devious person.
Girl/Female
American, Christian, English, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indian, Swedish
The Ensnarer; One who Snares; Traps; Bound
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Game Warden; Falcon Trainer; Bird Trapper
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places so called. One in Northamptonshire is named with Old English træppe ‘(fish-)trap’ + ford ‘ford’. The places called Trafford in Cheshire have as their first element Old English trog ‘trough’, ‘valley’; while Trafford in Lancashire was originally called Stratford ‘ford on a Roman road’ (see Stratford). Nevertheless, most cases of the surname probably derive from the last of these places; a landowning family can be traced there to the 13th century.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced form of McGinn, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Finn ‘son of Fionn’.English : from Middle English gin ‘trick’, ‘contrivance’, ‘snare’, a reduced form of Middle English engin (see Ingham 2), hence a metonymic occupational name for a trapper or a nickname for a cunning person.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Inskip in Lancashire, of uncertain etymology. The first element of this place name has been tentatively connected with Welsh ynys ‘island’ (compare Ince); the second with Old English c̄pe ‘keep’ (noun) in the sense ‘osier basket for keeping or trapping fish’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish, English, and German
Scottish, English, and German : nickname for a calm man, from Middle English, Middle High German stille ‘calm’, ‘still’. The German name may also have denoted a (deaf) mute, from the same word in the sense ‘silent’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a fish trap in a river, from Middle English still, stell ‘fish trap’.German : habitational name from a place so named, in Alsace, near Strasbourg.
Boy/Male
Irish
From ron “â€a seal.â€â€ Legend tells of a seal who is warned never to stray too close to the land. When the “â€seal childâ€â€ is swept ashore by a huge wave, she becomes trapped in a human form, known as a “â€Selkieâ€â€ or “â€seal maiden.â€â€ Although she lives as the wife of a fisherman and bears him children, known as “â€ronansâ€â€ or “â€little seals,â€â€ she never quite loses her “â€sea-longing.â€â€ Eventually she finds the “â€seal-skinâ€â€ which the fisherman has hidden and slips back into the ocean. But she can’t forget her husband and children and can even be seen swimming close to the shore, keeping a watchful eye on them.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Satisfaction; Part of Life
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Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Understood
Boy/Male
German
Calm; Peaceful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Indonesian
No One can Win
Girl/Female
Hindu
Snow, Pleasant, Beautiful
Girl/Female
German, Polish
Grace; Favor; God has Favored Me
Boy/Male
Tamil
Venkat Mani | வேஂகட மாநீÂ
Lord venkateswara and Ayyappa
Boy/Male
Indian
Pleasure
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Sidney.
Girl/Female
Australian, Hindu, Japanese
Blossom; Bloom; Blossom of Hope; Friend
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Slave of the Generous / Benefactor (Allah)
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n.
The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices.
n.
One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs.
n.
That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised.
n.
A boy who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level.
a.
Of or pertaining to trap; being of the nature of trap.
n.
Of or performance to trap; resembling trap, or partaking of its form or qualities; trappy.
n. pl.
Trappings for a horse.
a.
Same as Trappous.
n.
A telescope arranged and used to determine errors of collimation, both vertical and horizontal.
n.
A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rance in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.
n.
A stick used in playing the game of trapball; hence, fig., a slender leg.
n.
The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment.
n. pl.
That which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations.
n.
A binding together.
n.
Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease.
n.
That process by which a number of isolated facts are brought under one conception, or summed up in a general proposition, as when Kepler discovered that the various observed positions of the planet Mars were points in an ellipse.
n.
The act of collimating; the adjustment of the line of the sights, as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument, into its proper position relative to the other parts of the instrument.
n.
The act of aiming at, or directing in a line with, a fixed object.
a.
Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; bootless; useless.
v. t.
To bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.