402 A COMPENDIUM OF 
bique). A vessel, shaped like a gourd, for 
chemical purposes, 
- Algz—al’-je (Lat. sea weed). An aquatic 
plant. 
Alkali—al’-kali (Arabic a/gali, the salt of 
ashes). A substance like soda or potash, ca- 
pable of neutralizing an acid. 
Alliaceous—al-la’-shus (Lat. ad/ium, garlic. An 
onion-like odor, 
Allopathy—al-lop’-a-thi (Gr. ad/os, another,and 
pathos, a disease). The practice of medicine 
which consists in using drugs which produce 
an opposite condition from that of the disease 
to be cured or alleviated. 
Amaranth—am’-a-ranth (Lat. amarantus, un- 
fading). A flower inclined to a purple color. 
Amber—am’-ber (Fr. ambre, Spanish améra ; 
Arabic ambar). A fossil gum resin of a 
transparent yellow color, found in the Baltic 
sea, 
Ambergris—am’-ber-gres (Fr. ambre, and gris, 
gray). A waxy, ash-colored substance; a 
secretion of the sperm whale; a fragrant 
drug. 
Ament, or Amentum—(Lat. a leather thong). 
A catkin or an imperfect flower, Example; 
the willow, like a rope or a cat’s tail. 
Amphigens—am’-fi-jenz (Gr. amphi, on both 
sides, both, and genos, birth) Plants that 
grow on all sides. Example: lichens. 
Amphitropal — am-fit’-ro-pal (Gr. amphi, 
around, and ¢ropeo, I turn). Where the em- 
bryo of a seed turns or curves so much as to 
to both ends close together towards the 
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