INCANDESCENT
\ˌɪnkɐndˈɛsənt], \ˌɪnkɐndˈɛsənt], \ˌɪ_n_k_ɐ_n_d_ˈɛ_s_ə_n_t]\
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Made luminous by heat.
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Incandescence, incandescency.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.