ginkgophytina
- n ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta
ginkgopsida
- n ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta
ginmill
- n a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
ginseng
- n aromatic root of ginseng plants
- n Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
ginzo
- n (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
gioacchino pecci
- n Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars
giordano bruno
- n Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)
giorgio de chirico
- n Italian painter (born in Greece) whose deep shadows and barren landscapes strongly influenced the surrealists (1888-1978)
giosue carducci
- n Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907)
giotto
- n Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337)
giotto di bondone
- n Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337)