Orleans
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Orleans
n 1: a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of
the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
2: a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan
of Arc in 1429 [syn: {Orleans}, {siege of Orleans}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?.
Cf. {Prune} a dried plum.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus
domestica}, and of several other species of {Prunus};
also, the tree itself, usually called {plum tree}.
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The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties
of plum, of our gardens, although growing into
thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the
blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. --G.
Bentham.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from
the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the
{greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or
{Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are
some of the best known.
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Note: Among the true plums are;
{Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or
purple globular drupes,
{Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.
{Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its
round red drupes.
{Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,
much grown in England for sale in the markets.
{Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or
yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several
other varieties.
[1913 Webster] Among plants called plum, but of other
genera than {Prunus}, are;
{Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {Cargillia
australis}, of the same family with the persimmon.
{Blood plum}, the West African {H[ae]matostaphes Barteri}.
{Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.
{Date plum}. See under {Date}.
{Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium
macrophyllum}.
{Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.
{Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.
{Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.
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2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
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3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the
person possessing it.
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4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or
choice thing of its kind, as among appointments,
positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded
his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for
handsome pay
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep
purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint.
[PJC]
{Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zool.), the European bullfinch.
{Plum gouger} (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus
scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes
in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva
bores into the stone and eats the kernel.
{Plum weevil} (Zool.), an American weevil which is very
destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other
stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped
incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the
pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum
curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.
[1913 Webster]
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Orleans, CA
Zip code(s): 95556
Orleans, IA (city, FIPS 59655)
Location: 43.44524 N, 95.09866 W
Population (1990): 560 (469 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Orleans, IL
Zip code(s): 62601
Orleans, IN (town, FIPS 57024)
Location: 38.66202 N, 86.45289 W
Population (1990): 2083 (920 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 47452
Orleans, MA (CDP, FIPS 51405)
Location: 41.79098 N, 70.00028 W
Population (1990): 1699 (1182 housing units)
Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 02653
Orleans, MI
Zip code(s): 48865
Orleans, MN
Zip code(s): 56735
Orleans, NE (village, FIPS 37420)
Location: 40.13161 N, 99.45413 W
Population (1990): 490 (272 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68966
Orleans, VT (village, FIPS 53575)
Location: 44.81064 N, 72.20182 W
Population (1990): 806 (390 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 05860
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orleans, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 425
Housing Units (2000): 240
Land area (2000): 0.605516 sq. miles (1.568278 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.605516 sq. miles (1.568278 sq. km)
FIPS code: 37420
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.131620 N, 99.455519 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68966
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orleans, NE
Orleans
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orleans, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000): 2273
Housing Units (2000): 992
Land area (2000): 1.568376 sq. miles (4.062075 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.568376 sq. miles (4.062075 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57024
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 38.660993 N, 86.453368 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 47452
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orleans, IN
Orleans
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orleans, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 583
Housing Units (2000): 509
Land area (2000): 1.001331 sq. miles (2.593434 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.003670 sq. miles (0.009504 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.005001 sq. miles (2.602938 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59655
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 43.444583 N, 95.107798 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orleans, IA
Orleans
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orleans, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
Population (2000): 1716
Housing Units (2000): 1279
Land area (2000): 2.294931 sq. miles (5.943844 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.105068 sq. miles (0.272124 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.399999 sq. miles (6.215968 sq. km)
FIPS code: 51405
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 41.789146 N, 69.997344 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 02653
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orleans, MA
Orleans
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orleans, VT -- U.S. village in Vermont
Population (2000): 826
Housing Units (2000): 400
Land area (2000): 0.685957 sq. miles (1.776620 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.685957 sq. miles (1.776620 sq. km)
FIPS code: 53575
Located within: Vermont (VT), FIPS 50
Location: 44.808594 N, 72.204166 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 05860
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orleans, VT
Orleans
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Orleans -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
Population (2000): 484674
Housing Units (2000): 215091
Land area (2000): 180.556266 sq. miles (467.638563 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 169.658425 sq. miles (439.413285 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 350.214691 sq. miles (907.051848 sq. km)
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 29.972754 N, 90.059011 W
Headwords:
Orleans
Orleans, LA
Orleans Parish
Orleans Parish, LA
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Orleans -- U.S. County in New York
Population (2000): 44171
Housing Units (2000): 17347
Land area (2000): 391.395514 sq. miles (1013.709684 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 426.073886 sq. miles (1103.526251 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 817.469400 sq. miles (2117.235935 sq. km)
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 43.257496 N, 78.238574 W
Headwords:
Orleans
Orleans, NY
Orleans County
Orleans County, NY
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Orleans -- U.S. County in Vermont
Population (2000): 26277
Housing Units (2000): 14673
Land area (2000): 697.700121 sq. miles (1807.034942 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 23.442467 sq. miles (60.715709 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 721.142588 sq. miles (1867.750651 sq. km)
Located within: Vermont (VT), FIPS 50
Location: 44.844402 N, 72.218239 W
Headwords:
Orleans
Orleans, VT
Orleans County
Orleans County, VT
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