Everyone knows what a mushroom looks like. But what do you call those fin-looking parts under the cap? You know, those thin, membrane-like things?
That's the type of question you can't really use a regular dictionary for. You might get lucky with Wikipedia, but in this particular case, you won't.
The Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary helps you answer questions like these. It's a large visual index of beautiful, detailed illustrations from fields such as plants and gardening, communications, sports and games, and lots more. Each illustration has a legend, and when you click the word, you also get a short definition. But what's important is that you now know the word, so you can look it up elsewhere.
As far as I know, there's no community-generated visual dictionary (like Wiktionary for regular words). This could be an awesome Wiki-style project, but for now, Merriam-Webster offers one of the best visual dictionaries online, and it's free.
(Oh, and I didn't tell you what that part of the mushroom is called. If you're curious, just click the image and find out for yourself!)
Use the Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary to find out what things are called originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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