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Queensland (iou) and Antp (medicine)


Queensland (iou)



Queensland noun. L19.
[A State in NE Australia.]
Used attrib. in the names of things, esp. trees, occurring in or associated with Queensland.
Queensland blue = blue heeler s.v. BLUE adjective. Queensland hemp Paddy's lucerne, Sida rhombifolia. Queensland lungfish a freshwater dipnoan, Neoceratodus forsteri, found in Queensland. Queensland maple (the high-grade wood of) either of two evergreen trees, Flindersia brayleyana and F. pimenteliana, of the rue family. Queensland nut (the fruit of) either of two species of macadamia, Macadamia integrifolia and M. tetraphylla, which yield edible nuts. Queensland sore a sore which does not heal readily because of scurvy. Queensland walnut an evergreen tree, Endiandra palmerstonii, of the laurel family; its variegated wood, used for panelling.
Queenslander noun a native or inhabitant of Queensland M19.

Antp (medicine)


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<molecular biology> Homeotic gene of Drosophila, controlling thoracic/head fate determination. In addition to the homeobox, there is also a 6 amino acid antennapedia specific consensus, shared by a range of homeotic genes in human, mouse, chicken, Xenopus, newt, zebrafish and Caenorhabditis.