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Aconitum (/ ˌ æ k ə ˈ n aɪ t əm /), [2] also known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, devil's helmet, or blue rocket, [3] is a genus of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae.
Bane [5] Chuck Dixon [6] [7] Doug Moench [7] Graham Nolan [6] [7] Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (January 1993) [8] [9] The international masked criminal known as Bane has immense strength derived from a super-steroid called Venom. Bane's raw power, coupled with his genius level intellect, makes him a considerable threat to Batman, having once ...
A contronym is a word with two opposite meanings. For example, the word original can mean "authentic, traditional", or "novel, never done before". This feature is also called enantiosemy, [1] [2] enantionymy (enantio-means "opposite"), antilogy or autoantonymy. An enantiosemic term is by definition polysemic.
2. Arranged on opposite sides, e.g. leaves on a stem; Compare distichous and opposite. 3. Bilaterally symmetrical, as in a leaf with a symmetrical outline. biloculate Having two loculi, e.g. in anther s or ovaries. binomial Making use of names consisting of two words to form the scientific name (or combination) in a Latin form.
Bane was forced to work as an enforcer for the drug cartel, unable to escape. Believing that Bane sought Rex Tyler's expertise in chemistry, Rick lets him approach his father, only to discover that the story is a ruse. Bane, who had never truly been addicted to Venom, had in fact wiped out the drug lords and destroyed every research note on Venom.
An unpaired word is one that, according to the usual rules of the language, would appear to have a related word but does not. [1] Such words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym , with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite.
Joey Banes (born 1967), American football player; Lisa Banes (1955–2021), American actress; Matthew Banes (born 1979), English cricketer; Maverick Banes (born 1992 ...
The word is used by Charles M. Schulz in a 1982 installment of his Peanuts comic strip, [51] and by Peter O'Donnell in his 1985 Modesty Blaise adventure novel Dead Man's Handle. Charlophobia – the fictional fear of any person named Charlotte or Charlie, mentioned in the comedic book A Duck is Watching Me: Strange and Unusual Phobias (2014 ...