Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large genus of plants, natural order Boraginaceæ, consisting of about 200 species, scattered over the warm regions of the world, especially in tropical America.
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- noun tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae
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Examples
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As the dark beauty forced her way, the maypole-aloe shook its yellow crown of flowers, many feet above her head; the lilac jessamine danced before her face; and the white datura, the pink flower-fence, and the scarlet cordia, closed round her form, or spread themselves beneath her feet.
The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Harriet Martineau 1839
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In general, the trees round this village, and which were seen at many of those which we passed before we anchored, are the _cordia sebestina_, but of a more diminutive size than the product of the southern isles.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 Robert Kerr 1784
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_Mattè_; the _cordia sebestina orientalis_, which they call _Etou_; a kind of Cyprus grass, which they call _Moo_; a species of
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 Robert Kerr 1784
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In several parts, within the inclosure of this burying-ground, were planted trees of the _cordia sebestina_ some of the _morinda citrifolia_, and several plants of the _etee_, or
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 Robert Kerr 1784
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Sister dearest, Jaun delivered himself with express cordia-lity, marked by clearance of diction and general delivery, as he began to take leave of his scolastica at once so as to gain time with deep affection, we honestly believe you sorely will miss us the moment we exit yet we feel as a martyr to the dischurch of all duty that it is about time, by Great Harry, we would shove off to stray on our long last journey and not be the load on ye.
Finnegans Wake 2006
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We now endeavoured to make an agreement for the hogs, iheep, and buffaloes, which were to be paid for in cafh; but this bufinefs was no fooner hinted than Mr. Lange took his leave, having firft told the captain, that he had received a letter from the governor of Con. cordia, in Timor, the contents of which ihould be dif* clofed at his return.
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Itain, with the greater part of the feamen were drown - led; but the lieutenant and about eighty men, having Ireached the fliore, travelled acrofs the country of Con - cordia, whene their, inmiediate wants were relieved, id they afterwards returned to the wreck, jn company pith fome Dutehroen aod Indians, who afliflcd them in recovering all their chefls of bullion, and other ef - ps.
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At Ptolemcvtis totis viribus fubveniendi rebus fuis, ficut par erat ipfum facere, mani - fefta adeo pertldia appeti - tum, ne confilium quidem aut rationem ullam, pric fo - cordia, inibat: usque adeo rei tnilitaris cura atque exer - citatio omnis ab eo fuerat infuper habita.
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Quoniam rex fperat in Domino, * & in miferi - cordia Aitiflimi non com - movebitur.
Breviarium ecclesiæ Rotomagensis Rouen diocese 1777
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Duminus retribuet pro • me t * Domine, miferi - cordia tua in fsculum; opera manuum tuarum ne defpicias.
Diurnale Noviomense. ad usum regalis ecclesiæ S. Quintini accommodatum. Pars hiemalis (æstiva). 1774
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