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Look up: sucker

  1. Sucker
    a shoot arising from the root or lower part of the stem of a plant.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20003

  2. Sucker
    A shoot which arises from an underground shoot or root of a plant.
    Found on http://www.emilycompost.com/garden_gloss

  3. Sucker
    A name popularly applied to various types of freshwater fish closely related to carp. Suckers live and feed near the bottoms of streams. They may be cooked in any way appropriate for other fish.
    Found on http://www.nutribase.com/fishmeat.shtml

  4. Sucker
    An extra stem growing direct from the roots, usually best removed from grafted plants.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/glos

  5. sucker
    [n] - a shoot arising from a plant`s roots 2. [n] - a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw) 3. [n] - flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws 4. [n] - an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction ...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  6. Sucker
    A shoot sprouting from below ground at the base of a plant. In the case of grafted plants, suckers grow from the rootstock and should be torn off at their point of origin
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  7. sucker
    a shoot arising from below ground level,either from a rhizome(e.g.,bamboos),or from a root(e.g.,Populus sp.) Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  8. Sucker
    Suck'er (sŭk'ẽr) noun 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. 3. T...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/232

  9. Sucker
    Suck'er transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Suckered ; present participle & verbal noun Suckering .] To strip off the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers; as, to sucker maize.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/232

  10. Sucker
    Suck'er intransitive verb To form suckers; as, corn suckers abundantly.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/232

  11. sucker
    1. One who, or that which, sucks; especially, one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. ... 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. ... 3. The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket. ... 4. A pipe through which anything is drawn....
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  12. sucker
    noun a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. sucker
    noun a shoot arising from a plant`s roots
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. Sucker
    • (n.) A parasite; a sponger. See def. 6, above. • (n.) A pipe through which anything is drawn. • (n.) The lumpfish. • (n.) Any one of numerous species of North American fresh-water cyprinoid fishes of the family Catostomidae; so called because the lips are protrusile. The flesh ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. sucker
    (from the article `tree`) ...were formed by or outside the shoot meristem but became dormant until induced by environmental factors. Rather unique adventitious buds may ... ...readily form shoots (called adventitious, because they do not form from nodes). The sweet potato and dahlia are propagated by tuberous roots. ... ...initiated ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/179

  16. sucker
    any of the freshwater fishes constituting the family Catostomidae, similar to and closely related to the carp and minnows (Cyprinidae). There are ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/179

  17. Sucker
    Sucker is slang for a gullible person.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. Sucker
    Sucker is slang for a gullible person.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  19. Sucker
    A shoot that arises at or below ground level from a plant's root or underground stem.
    Found on http://www.suburban-lawn.com/plantcar/re

  20. sucker
    sucker, common name for members of the family Catostomidae, freshwater fish related to the minnow and catfish families and like them possessing an intricate set of bones forming a highly sensitive hearing apparatus. Suckers range in size from 6 in. (15 cm) to 3 ft (90 cm). They have fleshy, sucking ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08470

  21. Sucker
    A growth originating from the rootstock of a grafted plant.
    Found on http://www.pots2plots.com/Fruit/Fruit%20

  22. Sucker
    [botany] Susan Lucci, Joan River, Mary Ann Mobley and Marylou Whitney Saratoga Springs NY ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucker_(bot

  23. Sucker
    [parasitic worm anatomy] The sucker is an attachment organ of parasitic worms. ==In Platyhelminths== In Platyhelminths (flatworms), the sucker is called bothridium. In the class Trematodes (flukes), there are an oral sucker and a ventral sucker or acetabulum as exemplified by Dicrocoelium de...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucker_(par

  24. sucker
    a shoot of more or less subterranean origin; an erect shoot originating from a bud on a root or a rhizome, sometimes at some distance from the stem of the plant.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of

  25. Sucker
    an unweaned lamb.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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