468 A COMPENDIUM OF 
Pyroligneus, Acid or Spirits—(Gr. pur, fire, 
and /ignum, wood). An acid obtained by the 
destructive distillation of wood, having a vin- 
egar-like odor. : 
Quadricapsular — kwod’-ri-kap’-su-ler (Latin 
quator, four, and capsu/a,a small box). A 
plant having four capsules. 
Quadrilocular—kwod’-ri-lok’-u-ler (Lat. gua- 
tuor, four, and /oculus, a little space). A cap- 
sule having four cells or spaces. 
Quadriphyllus—kwd-ri-fil’-lus (Lat. guatuor, 
four, and the Gr. phullon, a leaf). A branch 
having four leaves. 
Quassia—kwosh’-i-a (the name said to be de- 
rived from a South American negro named 
Quassy, who first gave a report of its virtues). 
A medicine of intensely bitter taste obtained 
from the wood of a large tree, the ‘‘ quassia 
excelsa,”’ 
Quinquecapsular—kwin’-kue-kap’-su-ler (Lat. 
quingue, five, and capsula, a little chest or 
box). Having five capsules, 
Quinquefoliate—kwin’-kue-fo’-li-at (Lat. guzn- 
que, five, and folium, a leaf). Having five 
leaves, 
Quinquelocular—kwin’-kue-lok’-u-ler (Latin 
quinque, five, and Joculus,, a little place or 
cell). A capsule having five cells. 
Raceme—ra-sem’ (Lat. racemus, a cluster of 
grapes). <A cluster of flowers arising from a 
common axis or stem, as in the currant, hya- 
cinth, etc. 
Racemose—ra-c’-moz (Lat. racemus), Bear- 
ing flowers in Tacemes, as the grape, etc. 
