APODA 



AQTTA-REGlA 



chiefly tropical; xisually milky, and often 

 poisonous, with large showy flowers and 

 opposite leaves: belonging to Gentianales. 



Apoda, (ap'o-da). [Gk. a, not; podes, feet.] 

 =Apodes: used for animals having no feet: 

 1, by Aristotle for Cetacea; 2, by Vogt for a 

 sub-division of Reptiles; 3, by Lamark for a 

 sub-division of Annelida; 4, by Cuvier for 

 such fishes as the eel, which have no ventral 

 fin. 



Apodemata, (a-po-de'ma-ta). [Gk. apo, from; 

 daio, I divide.] Septa dividing the tissues 

 in Crustacea. 



Apodes, (ap'o-dez)=Apoda, q.v. 



Apogee, (ap'o-jg 1 ). [Gk. apo, from; ge, earth.] 

 That point in the orbit of a planet which is 

 farthest from the earth. 



Apoglucic acid, (ap-o-glu'sik). [Gk. apo, from ; 

 Glucose, fl.v.^CgHjiOg: an. acid substance 

 obtained from glucic acid. 



Apomorphia, (a-po-mor'fi-a). [Gk. apo, from; 

 Morphia, fl.v.^C^H^NC^Morphia-HoO: 

 a base obtained from morphia: a powerful 

 emetic; also called Apomorphine. 



Apomorphine, ( a-po-mor'fin ). [ Gk. apo, 

 from; Morphine, q. v.] = Morphine fl^O= 

 CtfH^NOa: obtained from morphine= Apo- 

 morphia, q.v. 



Aponeuroses, (a-pon-u-ro'ses). [Gk. apo, apart; 

 neuron, sinew.] Membranes separating the 

 muscles. 



Apophyge, (a-po'fi-ge). [Gk. apo, from; pliyfjf, 

 flight.] A concave moulding connecting the 

 shaft of a column with the base and with 

 the capital; also called an escape. 



Apophyllite, (a-po-fil'it). [Gk. apo, from; 

 phyllon, leaf.] = Ichthypphthalmite = Fish- 

 eye stone: a mineral, chiefly silicate of lime, 

 which readily breaks up into leaf-like scales. 



Apophysis, (a-po'fis-is). [Gk. apophysis, a 

 branch.] l=Apophyge: the part at the top 

 or bottom of a fillet, where it springs out to 

 meet the fillet. 2. Any prominence on the 

 surface of a bone, or flower stalk, &c. 



Aporosa, (a-po-ro'sa). [Gk. aporos, not open.] 

 A division of Zoantharia sclerodermata. 



Apostasiacese, ( ap-os-ta-si-a'se-e ). [Gk. apo- 

 stasia, separation. ]=Apostasiads: herbaceous 

 plants with thin sheathing leaves, resem- 

 bling orchids: chiefly tropical. 



Apparatus sculptoris, (ap-pa-ra'tus skulp-tS'- 

 ris). [The Latin name.] = The Sculptor's 

 Workshop: a southern constellation. 



Appendicular, (ap-pen-dik'u-lar). [L. ad, to; 

 pendo, I hang. ]=: Appended; subordinate to 

 a central body. A. skeleton=The skeleton 

 of the limbs. A. mwscies=Muscles belonging 

 to the limbs. 



Appendiculata, (ap-pen-dik-u-la'ta). [L. ad, 

 to; pendo, I hang.] A sub-division of In- 

 fusoria; fringed with small appendages. 



Apple, (ap'pl). [Aepl, the A.-S. name.] For- 

 merly applied to any rounded fruit: now re- 

 stricted to the fruit of the cultivated varieties 

 of Pyrus Malus. Devil's A. = Mandrake; 

 Thorn J.=Datura stramonium. Wild A. 

 =Crab apple Pyrus Malus, L. Love A.= 

 Solarium persicum. A. of tJte eye=Pupil of 

 the eye. A. oil = C 5 Hn, C 5 H 9 2 = Alcoholic 



solution of amyl valerate, having an apple- 

 like flavour. 



Apple-weevil=Anthonomus pomorum, an in- 

 sect belonging to Rhynchophora. 



Apple- worts, (ap'pl wurts). [Apple and worts, 

 <?.v.]=Pomaeeae, q.v. 



Applicate ordinate, (ap'pli-kat)= Double ordi- 

 nate: a straight line 

 crossing tho axis of a 

 conic section at right 

 angles, and reaching 

 from side to side, bi- 

 sected by tho diameter. 



Apricct, (a'pri-kot). [F. 

 abricot, from; L. prtc- 

 cocia, early. ]=Prunus 

 armeniaca: a plant with a Applicate ordinate. 

 a plum-like fruit, named from the supposi- 

 tion of its being an early peach. 



Apricot-weevil = Otiorhynchus tenebricosus: 

 an insect belonging to Rhynchophora. 



Apron, (a'pron). 1. A platform of plank at 

 the entrance of a lock, on which the gates 

 shut. 2. Timbers connecting the stem and 

 keel of a ship. 



Apron-piece. Timbers fixed in the wall to sup- 

 port the landings of a staircase. 



Apse, (aps). [Gk. apsis, arch.] The portion 

 of a building which has a circular or poly- 

 gonal termination, such as the eastern, or 

 altar end of a church ; also called apsis. 



Apsides, (ap'si-des). [Gk. apsis, arch.] Plural 

 of apsis: the two points in the orbit of a 

 planet that are respectively nearest and most 

 distant from the sun. Lower A. =Perihelion. 

 Upper ^.=Aphelion. 



Apsis, (ap'sis). [Gk. apsis, arch.] 1. Singular 

 of apsides, q.v. 2=Apse, q.v. 



Aptera, (ap'ter-a). [Gk. apteros, without 

 wings.] Applied to insects that have no 

 wings. 



Apteral, (ap'tgr-al). [Gk. a, without; pteron, 

 wing. ]= Apterous, q.v,: used of a building 

 that has columns in front, but none at the 

 sides. 



Apterous, (ap'tgr-ua). [Gk, a, 'Without j^feron, 

 wing. ]= Wingless. 



Apteryx, (ap'ter-iks). [Gk. a, without; pteryx, 

 wing.]=Kiwi: a nocturnal insectivorous bird 

 of the ostrich kind, very rare, in N. Zealand, 

 having the wings almost entirely abortive. 



Aptotic, (ap-to'tik). [Gk. a, without; ptosis, 

 case.] Used of languages in which the nouns 

 do not express variety of case by variety of 

 spelling. 



Apus, (a'pus). [Gk. a, without; pous, foot.] 

 =The Bird of Paradise: a southern constel- 

 lation; named from the belief that the bird 

 of paradise had no feet. 



Aqua, (ak'wa). [The Latin word.]=Water. 



Aqua-fortis, (ak-wa-fort'is). [L. aqua, water; 

 fortis, strong.]r=Nitric acid, q.v. 



Aqua-marine, (ak-wa-ma-ren'). Alessbiulliant 

 variety of emerald and beryl. 



Aqua-regia, (ak-wa-re'ji-a). [L. aqua, water; 

 regia, royal.]=Nitro-muriatic acid = Nitro- 

 hydrochloric acid: a mixture of nitric and 

 hydrochloric acids, which will dissolve gold 

 and platinum. 



