sleeping beauty
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Sleeping Beauty¹
Where it comes from
In the genetics sense, so called because the transposon was brought back to activity from a long evolutionary sleep.
proper noun Sleeping Beauties
- A fairy tale originally titled La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault.
- The main character in this story, who is in unbroken slumber under a magical spell, awaiting the kiss of a prince. How far have we come since the days of our favorite childhood fairy tales if women still need a rescuer like the Cinderellas, Sleeping Beauties, and other helpless maidens of the past?
- A transposon used in genetic engineering.
- One who is asleep at an inappropriate time. Wake up Sleeping Beauty, school starts in 10 minutes.
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of sleeping beauty (Oxalis corniculata).
sleeping beauty²
noun sleeping beauties
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A creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing herbaceous plant, found in warm-temperate and subtropical climates worldwide.
Similar: procumbent yellow sorrel
Translations
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name fairy tale
| Español | La Bella Durmiente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잠자는 숲속의 공주 jamjaneun supsogui gongju, 잠자는 숲속의 미녀 jamjaneun supsogui minyeo |
| 日本語 | 眠れる森の美女 Nemureru Mori no Bijo |
| 中文 | 睡公主 Shuìgōngzhǔ, 睡美人 Shuìměirén |
| हिन्दी | स्लीपिंग ब्यूटी slīpiṅg byūṭī |
| Português | A Bela Adormecida |
| Français | La Belle au bois dormant |
| Deutsch | Dornröschen |
| Italiano | La Bella addormentata |
| Ελληνικά | Ωραία Κοιμωμένη Oraía Koimoméni |
| Română | Frumoasa adormită, Frumoasa din pădure adormită |
| Русский | Спя́щая Краса́вица Spjáščaja Krasávica |
| Tiếng Việt | Người đẹp ngủ trong rừng, Công chúa ngủ trong rừng |
| العربية | الْجَمِيلَة الْنَائِمَة al-jamīla n-nāʔima |
name main character in this story
| 日本語 | 眠れる美女 Nemureru Bijo, 眠り姫 Nemurihime |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 睡公主 Shuìgōngzhǔ, 睡美人 Shuìměirén |
| Português | Bela Adormecida |
| Français | Belle au bois dormant |
| Deutsch | Dornröschen |
| Ελληνικά | Ωραία Κοιμωμένη Oraía Koimoméni |
| Română | Frumoasa adormită |
| Русский | Спя́щая Краса́вица Spjáščaja Krasávica |
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