Wood acid, Wood vinegar (Chem.), a complex acid liquid obtained in the
dry distillation of wood, and containing large quantities of acetic
acid; hence, specifically, acetic acid. Formerly called pyroligneous
acid. - - Wood anemone (Bot.), a delicate flower (Anemone nemorosa) of
early spring; — also called windflower. See Illust. of Anemone. — Wood
ant (Zoöl.), a large ant (Formica rufa) which lives in woods and
forests, and constructs large nests. — Wood apple (Bot.). See Elephant
apple, under Elephant. — Wood baboon (Zoöl.), the drill. — Wood betony.
(Bot.) (a) Same as Betony. (b) The common American lousewort
(Pedicularis Canadensis), a low perennial herb with yellowish or
purplish flowers. — Wood borer. (Zoöl.) (a) The larva of any one of
numerous species of boring beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,
buprestidans, and certain weevils. See Apple borer, under Apple, and
Pine weevil, under Pine. (b) The larva of any one of various species of
lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing moths, as the
peach-tree borer (see under Peach), and of the goat moths. (c) The
larva of various species of hymenopterous of the tribe Urocerata. See
Tremex. (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood, as
the teredos, and species of Xylophaga. (e) Any one of several species
of small Crustacea, as the Limnoria, and the boring amphipod (Chelura
terebrans). — Wood carpet, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces
of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth. Knight. — Wood cell
(Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell usually tapering to a
point at both ends. It is the principal constituent of woody fiber. —
Wood choir, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods. [Poetic]
Coleridge. — Wood coal, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal. — Wood
cricket (Zoöl.), a small European cricket (Nemobius sylvestris). — Wood
culver (Zoöl.), the wood pigeon. — Wood cut, an engraving on wood;
also, a print from such an engraving. — Wood dove (Zoöl.), the
stockdove. — Wood drink, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods. —
Wood duck (Zoöl.) (a) A very beautiful American duck (Aix sponsa). The
male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with green, purple,
black, white, and red. It builds its nest in trees, whence the name.
Called also bridal duck, summer duck, and wood widgeon. (b) The hooded
merganser. (c) The Australian maned goose (Chlamydochen jubata). — Wood
echo, an echo from the wood. — Wood engraver. (a) An engraver on wood.
(b) (Zoöl.) Any of several species of small beetles whose larvæ bore
beneath the bark of trees, and excavate furrows in the wood often more
or less resembling coarse engravings; especially, Xyleborus
xylographus. — Wood engraving. (a) The act or art engraving on wood;
xylography. (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from
such an engraving. — Wood fern. (Bot.) See Shield fern, under Shield. —
Wood fiber. (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue. (b) Wood comminuted, and
reduced to a powdery or dusty mass. — Wood fretter (Zoöl.), any one of
numerous species of beetles whose larvæ bore in the wood, or beneath
the bark, of trees. — Wood frog (Zoöl.), a common North American frog
(Rana sylvatica) which lives chiefly in the woods, except during the
breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown, with a black stripe on
each side of the head. — Wood germander. (Bot.) See under Germander. —
Wood god, a fabled sylvan deity. — Wood grass. (Bot.) See under Grass.
— Wood grouse. (Zoöl.) (a) The capercailzie. (b) The spruce partridge.
See under Spruce. — Wood guest (Zoöl.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.] —
Wood hen. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World
short-winged rails of the genus Ocydromus, including the weka and
allied species. (b) The American woodcock. — Wood hoopoe (Zoöl.), any
one of several species of Old World arboreal birds belonging to Irrisor
and allied genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but
have a curved beak, and a longer tail. — Wood ibis (Zoöl.), any one of
several species of large, long-legged, wading birds belonging to the
genus Tantalus. The head and neck are naked or scantily covered with
feathers. The American wood ibis (Tantalus loculator) is common in
Florida. — Wood lark (Zoöl.), a small European lark (Alauda arborea),
which, like, the skylark, utters its notes while on the wing. So called
from its habit of perching on trees. — Wood laurel (Bot.), a European
evergreen shrub (Daphne Laureola). — Wood leopard (Zoöl.), a European
spotted moth (Zeuzera æsculi) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy
larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit trees. —
Wood lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley. — Wood lock (Naut.), a piece
of wood close fitted and sheathed with copper, in the throating or
score of the pintle, to keep the rudder from rising. — Wood louse
(Zoöl.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod Crustacea
belonging to Oniscus, Armadillo, and related genera. See Sow bug, under
Sow, and Pill bug, under Pill. (b) Any one of several species of small,
wingless, pseudoneuropterous insects of the family Psocidæ, which live
in the crevices of walls and among old books and papers. Some of the
species are called also book lice, and deathticks, or deathwatches. —
Wood mite (Zoöl.), any one of numerous small mites of the family
Oribatidæ. They are found chiefly in woods, on tree trunks and stones.
— Wood mote. (Eng. Law) (a) Formerly, the forest court. (b) The court
of attachment. — Wood nettle. (Bot.) See under Nettle. — Wood
nightshade (Bot.), woody nightshade. — Wood nut (Bot.), the filbert. —
Wood nymph. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled goddess of the
woods; a dryad. "The wood nymphs, decked with daisies trim." Milton.
(b) (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored moths
belonging to the genus Eudryas. The larvæ are bright- colored, and some
of the species, as Eudryas grata, and E. unio, feed on the leaves of
the grapevine. (c) (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of handsomely
colored South American humming birds belonging to the genus Thalurania.
The males are bright blue, or green and blue. — Wood offering, wood
burnt on the altar.
We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering.
Neh. x. 34.
— Wood oil (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East Indian
trees of the genus Dipterocarpus, having properties similar to those of
copaiba, and sometimes substituted for it. It is also used for mixing
paint. See Gurjun. — Wood opal (Min.), a striped variety of coarse
opal, having some resemblance to wood. — Wood paper, paper made of wood
pulp. See Wood pulp, below. — Wood pewee (Zoöl.), a North American
tyrant flycatcher (Contopus virens). It closely resembles the pewee,
but is smaller. — Wood pie (Zoöl.), any black and white woodpecker,
especially the European great spotted woodpecker. — Wood pigeon.
(Zoöl.) (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons belonging
to Palumbus and allied genera of the family Columbidæ. (b) The
ringdove. — Wood puceron (Zoöl.), a plant louse. — Wood pulp
(Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the poplar and other white
woods, and so softened by digestion with a hot solution of alkali that
it can be formed into sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an
immense scale. — Wood quail (Zoöl.), any one of several species of East
Indian crested quails belonging to Rollulus and allied genera, as the
red-crested wood quail (R. roulroul), the male of which is bright
green, with a long crest of red hairlike feathers. — Wood rabbit
(Zoöl.), the cottontail. — Wood rat (Zoöl.), any one of several species
of American wild rats of the genus Neotoma found in the Southern United
States; — called also bush rat. The Florida wood rat (Neotoma
Floridana) is the best-known species. — Wood reed grass (Bot.), a tall
grass (Cinna arundinacea) growing in moist woods. — Wood reeve, the
steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.] — Wood rush (Bot.), any plant of
the genus Luzula, differing from the true rushes of the genus Juncus
chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule. — Wood sage (Bot.), a
name given to several labiate plants of the genus Teucrium. See
Germander. — Wood screw, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and
usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood. — Wood sheldrake
(Zoöl.), the hooded merganser. — Wood shock (Zoöl.), the fisher. See
Fisher, 2. — Wood shrike (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of Old
World singing birds belonging to Grallina, Collyricincla, Prionops, and
allied genera, common in India and Australia. They are allied to the
true shrikes, but feed upon both insects and berries. — Wood snipe.
(Zoöl.) (a) The American woodcock. (b) An Asiatic snipe (Gallinago
nemoricola). — Wood soot, soot from burnt wood. — Wood sore. (Zoöl.)
See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo. — Wood sorrel (Bot.), a plant of the
genus Oxalis (Oxalis Acetosella), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a)
of Shamrock. — Wood spirit. (Chem.) See Methyl alcohol, under Methyl. —
Wood stamp, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood, for impressing
figures or colors on fabrics. — Wood star (Zoöl.), any one of several
species of small South American humming birds belonging to the genus
Calothorax. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue, purple, and other
colors. — Wood sucker (Zoöl.), the yaffle. — Wood swallow (Zoöl.), any
one of numerous species of Old World passerine birds belonging to the
genus Artamus and allied genera of the family Artamidæ. They are common
in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and habits they
resemble swallows, but in structure they resemble shrikes. They are
usually black above and white beneath. — Wood tapper (Zoöl.), any
woodpecker. — Wood tar. See under Tar. — Wood thrush, (Zoöl.) (a) An
American thrush (Turdus mustelinus) noted for the sweetness of its
song. See under Thrush. (b) The missel thrush. - - Wood tick. See in
Vocabulary. — Wood tin. (Min.). See Cassiterite. — Wood titmouse
(Zoöl.), the goldcgest. — Wood tortoise (Zoöl.), the sculptured
tortoise. See under Sculptured. — Wood vine (Bot.), the white bryony. —
Wood vinegar. See Wood acid, above. — Wood warbler. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one
of numerous species of American warblers of the genus Dendroica. See
Warbler. (b) A European warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix); — called
also green wren, wood wren, and yellow wren. — Wood worm (Zoöl.), a
larva that bores in wood; a wood borer. — Wood wren. (Zoöl.) (a) The
wood warbler. (b) The willow warbler.
Wood (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wooded; p. pr. & vb. n. Wooding.] To
supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for; as, to wood a steamboat
or a locomotive.
<! p. 1663 !>
Wood (?), v. i. To take or get a supply of wood.
Wood"bind` (?), n. Woodbine. Dryden.
A garland . . . of woodbind or hawthorn leaves.
Chaucer.
Wood"bine` (?), n. [AS. wudubind black ivy; — so named as binding about
trees. See Wood, and Bind, v. t.] (Bot.) (a) A climbing plant having
flowers of great fragrance (Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle.
(b) The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under Virginia. [Local,
U. S.]
Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture.
Shak.
Wood"-bound` (?), a. Incumbered with tall, woody hedgerows.