Vocabulary : Symarr to Symbolist
Symarr : See Simar.Symbal : See Cimbal.
Symbiosis : The living together in more or less imitative association or even close union of two dissimilar organisms. In a broad sense the term includes parasitism, or antagonistic, / antipathetic, symbiosis, in which the association is disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms, but ordinarily it is used of cases where the association is advantageous, or often necessary, to one or both, and not harmful to either. When there is bodily union (in extreme cases so close that the two form practically a single body, as in the union of algae and fungi to form lichens, and in the inclusion of algae in radiolarians) it is called conjunctive symbiosis; if there is no actual union of the organisms (as in the association of ants with myrmecophytes), disjunctive symbiosis.
Symbiotic : Pertaining to, or characterized by, or living in, a state of symbiosis.
Symbol : A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience. ;; Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation. ;; An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a creed, or a summary of the articles of religion. ;; That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty. ;; Share; allotment. ;; An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element. ;; To symbolize.
