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nounson of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
Definition that contains minos
- bean any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
- daedalus (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus
- livid (of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity
- locust any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
- beriberi avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)
- rosales in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae
- minos son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
- ariadne beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
- domino effect the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
- caesalpiniaceae spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae