girasol

n 1: an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors [syn:

{fire opal}]

2: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely

cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn: {Jerusalem

artichoke}, {Jerusalem artichoke sunflower}, {Helianthus

tuberosus}]

Parasol

Parallel Systems Object Language.

An {object-oriented} language which supports network and

parallel computing. It has {module}s and {exception}s.

["The Parasol Programming Language", R. Jervis

, Dr Dobbs J, Oct 1993, pp. 34-41].

(1995-01-26)