Colony
Definition of Colony
Col´o`ny Pronunciation: kǒl´ô`nŷ | n. | 1. | A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British colonies in America. | | 2. | The district or country colonized; a settlement. | | 3. | a territory subject to the ruling governmental authority of another country and not a part of the ruling country. | | 4. | A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris. | | 5. | (Nat. Hist.) A number of animals or plants living or growing together, beyond their usual range. | | 6. | (Bot.) A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower algæ. They may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a gelatinous envelope. | | 7. | (Zool.) A cluster or aggregation of zooids of any compound animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain tunicates, etc. | | 8. | (Zool.) A community of social insects, as ants, bees, etc. | | 9. | (Microbiology) a group of microorganisms originating as the descendents of one individual cell, growing on a gelled growth medium, as of gelatin or agar; especially, such a group that has grown to a sufficient number to be visible to the naked eye. |
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