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ivy). An inflorescence; very compact, like 
the grape or lilac, etc. 
Tincture—tingk’-tur (Lat. ¢éctura, a dyeing, 
from tznctum, to moisten, to dye). A medi- 
cine of which alcohol forms the whole or part 
of the fluid portion or solvent. 
Tomato—to-ma’-to (Spanish and Fr. somate, 
but the word is said to be of Indian origin). 
Called love-apple; tomato, a well-known veg- 
etable of many varieties. Lycopersicum es- 
culentum. 
Tomentose—to’-men-tos’, also Tomentous 
(Lat. omentum, a stuffing for cushions(. Ap- 
plied to leaves with dense, compact hairs 
ti the appearance of wool, as the mul- 
ein. 
Trachenchyma—-track’en-ki’-ma(Eng, trachea, 
and Gr. engchuma, what is pounded in). The 
vascular tissue of plants, consisting of cork- 
screw-like vessels or like the windpipe or tra- 
chea in animals. 
Tragacanth—trag’-a-kanth (Latin tragacan- 
_ thum, from the Gr. tragos,a he goat, and 
akantha, a horn). The concrete juice or gum 
of many plants of the East; occurs in the 
stores in semi-transparent flakes; used in 
medicine as paste, and to give consistence to 
troches, etc. 
Triadelphos—tri’-a-del'-fus (Gr. treis, three, 
and adelphos, a brother). Flowers having 
stamens united in three bundles by their fila- 
ments. : 
Triandrian—tri’-an-dri’-an, also Triandrous 
Gr. ¢rzes, three, and aner, a man, genitive, 
