Oliganthous to Omnibus
Oliganthous
(Ol`i*gan"thous) a. [Oligo- + Gr. flower.] (Bot.) Having few flowers.
Oligarch
(Ol`i*garch) n. A member of an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government.
Oligarchal
(Ol`i*gar"chal) a. Oligarchic. Glover.
Oligarchic
(Ol`i*gar"chic Ol`i*gar"chic*al), a. [Gr. : cf. F. oligarchique. See Oligarchy.] Of or pertaining
to oligarchy, or government by a few. "Oligarchical exiles." Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Oligarchist
(Ol"i*gar`chist) n. An advocate or supporter of oligarchy.
Oligarchy
(Ol"i*gar"chy) n.; pl. Oligarchies [Gr. few, little + to rule, govern: cf.F. oligarchie.] A form of
government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form
the ruling few.
All oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list.
Burton. Oligist
(Ol"i*gist) n. [See Oligist, a.] (Min.) Hematite or specular iron ore; — prob. so called in allusion
to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite.
Oligist
(Ol"i*gist Ol`i*gis"tic) a. [Gr. superl. of few, little: cf. F. oligiste.] (Min.) Of or pertaining to hematite.
Oligo-
(Ol"i*go-) A combining form from Gr. few, little, small.
Oligocene
(Ol"i*go*cene) a. [Oligo- + Gr. new, recent.] (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain
strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods. — n. The
Oligocene period. See the Chart of Geology.
Oligochæta
(||Ol`i*go*chæ"ta) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. little, pl., few + hair.] (Zoöl.) An order of Annelida which
includes the earthworms and related species.
Oligochete
(Ol"i*go*chete) a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Oligochæta.
Oligoclase
(Ol"i*go*clase) n. [Oligo- + Gr. fracture, fr. to break.] (Min.) A triclinic soda-lime feldspar.
See Feldspar.
Oligomerous
(Ol`i*gom"er*ous) a. [Oligo- + Gr. part.] (Bot.) Having few members in each set of organs; as,
an oligomerous flower.
Oligomyold
(Ol`i*go"my*old) a. [Oligo- + Gr. a muscle + -oid.] (Anat.) Having few or imperfect syringeal
muscles; — said of some passerine birds
Oligopetalous
(Ol`i*go*pet"al*ous) a. [Oligo- + petal.] (Bot.) Having few petals.
Oligosepalous
(Ol`i*go*sep"al*ous) a. [Oligo- + sepal.] (Bot.) Having few sepals.
Oligosiderite
(Ol`i*go*sid"er*ite) n. [Oligo- + siderite.] (Min.) A meteorite characterized by the presence
of but a small amount of metallic iron.
Oligospermous
(Ol`i*go*sper"mous) a. [Oligo- + Gr. a seed.] (Bot.) Having few seeds.
Oligotokous
(Ol`i*got"o*kous) a. [Oligo- + Gr. offspring.] (Zoöl.) Producing few young.
Olio
(O"li*o) n. [Sp. olla a round earthen pot, a dish of boiled or stewed meat, fr. L. olla a pot, dish.
Cf. Olla, Olla-podrida.]
