| Colony (colony) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Col"o*ny |
| ; pl.
Colonies (#). [L. colonia, fr.
colonus farmer, fr. colere to cultivate, dwell: cf.
F. colonie. Cf. Culture.] |
A
company of people transplanted from their mother country to a
remote province or country, and remaining subject to the
jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British colonies
in America.
The district or country colonized; a
settlement.
A company of persons from the same
country sojourning in a foreign city or land; as, the American
colony in Paris.
A number of
animals or plants living or growing together, beyond their usual
range.
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| Colony (colony) |
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| n. | |
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| Col"o*ny |
|
A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of
unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower algæ. They may
adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a gelatinous
envelope.
A cluster or
aggregation of zooids of any compound animal, as in the corals,
hydroids, certain tunicates, etc.
A community of social
insects, as ants, bees, etc.
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