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cade

1[keyd]
–noun
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade), used in treating skin diseases.
Compare juniper tar.


Origin:
1565–75; < MF < Pr; akin to LL catanum; perh. orig. a plant name in a substratum language of the Alps and Pyrenees

cade

2[keyd]
–adjective
Eastern New England and British. (of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans: a cade lamb.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME cad(e), of obscure orig.

Cade

[keyd]
–noun
Jack, died 1450, English rebel during the reign of Henry VI, based in Kent.

-cade

a combining form extracted from cavalcade, used with the meaning “procession” in the formation of compound words: motorcade; tractorcade.
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cade   (kād)   
adj.  Left by its mother and reared by hand: a cade calf.
n.  A bushy juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean region that is used in horticulture and whose wood yields juniper tar. Also called prickly juniper.

[Middle English, pet lamb.]
Cade   (kād)   
English rebel who led an unsuccessful rebellion against Henry VI (1450).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cade
Pronunciation: 'kAd
Function: noun
: PRICKLY JUNIPER
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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