BORAGE 



BOTTLE 



Borage, (bor'aj). [L. cor, heart ; ago, I 

 bring.] = Borrago : an herb, with rough 

 leaves, used as a cordial, whence the name. 

 B. worts=Asperifolise=Boraginacese, q.v. 



Boraginace, (bor-a-j in-a'se-e). [Borage, q. v. ] 

 = Borage-worts : herbs and shrubs, with 

 rough leaves, belonging to Echiales. 



Borago, (bor-a'go)=Borage, q.v, 



Borassus, (bo-ras'sus)=Gomuti Palm, q.v. 



Borax, (bo'raks). [A. burag, nitre.] =Tincal 

 =Acid borate of sodium=Na2B 4 O7lOH 2 O : a 

 crystalline alkaline substance used in blow- 

 pipe experiments, &c. 



Bore, (bor). [0. H. Ger. por, height] A sea 

 wave that enters rivers so quickly as to raise 

 the level many feet. 



Borer, ( bor'er )=Gastrobranchus csecus, 'q.v. : 

 a small eel-like fish, named from being sup- 

 posed to bore into the bodies of larger fishes. 



Boric, (bo'rik). [Boron.] Containing boron 

 as an important constituent. B. acid: a 

 compound of B. anhydride and water=BoO3, 

 3H 2 0. B. anhydride=E 2 O s : the only com- 

 pound of boron and oxygen. 



Borides, (bo'ridz.) [Boron, q.v.] Compounds 

 of boron with a metal. 



Boring-snail=Helix saxicava : a snail which 

 burrows in stone. 



Borneene, (bor^nen). [Borneo camphor, q.v.] 



lOi6 : an oily hydrocarbon obtained from 

 Dryabalanops camphora, also called Valerene. 



Borneo camphor = Borneol = Camphol = Cio 

 HigO : a crystalline variety of camphor, 

 first obtained from Borneo, from the plant 

 Dryabalanops camphora. 



Bornite, (bor'nit). A variety of Erubescite, 

 q.v. : a sulphuretted ore of copper. 



Boro-fluoric acid^Fluoboric acid, q.v. 



Boron, (bo'ron). [Borax, q.v.]=E'" : the chief 

 constituent of borax, a rare solid substance, 

 somewhat resembling silicon. B. group of 

 minerals : include sassolite and borax. 



Borreby skulls. Human skulls taken from 

 tumili, of the stone period, at Borreby, in 

 Denmark. 



Bort, (bort)=Boort : an inferior variety of 

 diamond. 



Bos, (bos)=Ox : a large horned animal, the 

 type of Bovidae, belonging to Ruminantia, 

 of service for food, and as a beast of burden. 

 Fossil remains found in Pliocene. B. taurus 

 =Cornmon ox. B. atrtts=Aurochsen, q.v. 



Boscha, (bos'ka)=Teal, &c. : a bird belonging 

 to the Duck family or Anatidse. 



Bosses, (bos'ses). 1. Projecting ornaments of 

 rounded form in architecture. 2. Used 

 generally for any rounded and projecting 

 mass of rock. ^ 



Botany, (bot'a-ni). [Gk. botane, herbs.] A 

 branch of biology; the science of vegetable life. 



Botany Bay, in New South Wales, named from 

 the variety of plants found there. B. gum, 

 from Xanthorrhoea arborea. B. tea=B. tree 

 =Smilax glycyphylla. 



Botaurus, (bo-taw'rus). [Bog and Taurus, q.v.] 

 = Bittern : a heron-like bird, belonging to 

 Ardeidse. Also called the Bull of the Bog, 

 from its hoarse voice, whence probably the 

 name. 



Botanical systems, (bo-tan'ik-al). [Botany, 

 q.v.] Arrangement of plants into classes, &c. 

 The more important have been made by the 

 undermentioned botanists: 

 Morison, \ 



HeSnan, according to the fruit. 



Gsertner, ) 



Tournefort, } 



Knaut, V corolla. 



Rivinus, ) 



Magnol, calyx. 



Linnaeus, ,, stamens chiefly. 



Jussieu, ,, to germination and 



petals, chiefly. 



De Candolle, ,, general combina- 



tion of characters. 

 Lindley, ,, ,, ,, ,, 



Bothrencephalus, ( both-ren-sef'al-us ). [Gk. 

 bothros, pit; kephale, head.]=Broad-worni; a 

 variety of the Tape- worm. 



Bothrenchyma, (both-ren'ki-ma). [Gk. both- 

 ros, pit; chyma, stream.] Dotted vessels in 

 the centre of exogen stems. 



Bothriocephalus, ( both-ri-o-sef 'al-us. )=Both- 

 rencephalus, q.v. 



Bothrodendron, ( both-ro-den'dron. ) [ Gk. 

 bothros, pit; dendron, tree.] A tree known 

 only by dotted stems: found in the coal 

 measures. 



Botrychium, ( bot-rik'i-um ). [ Gk. botrys, 

 bunch of grapes.]=;Moonwort: a fern, belong- 

 ing to Ophioglossacese. B. virginicum=The 

 rattlesnake fern, 



Botryllaria, (bot-ril-la'ri-a). [Botryllus, q.v.] 

 =Botryllidae= Compound ascidians: a divi- 

 sion of Tunicata. 



Botryllus, (bot-rillus). [Gk. botrys, a bunch 

 of grapes. ] A compound ascidian ; with 

 ovoid individuals in radiated bunches: found 

 on sea-weed, &c. v. Ascidians. 



Botryogen, (bot-ri'o-jen.)=Red vitriol: a sul- 

 phate of iron mineral, found in Sweden. 



Botryoidal, ( bot-ri-oi'dal. ) [Gk. botrys, a 

 bunch of grapes.] Like a bunch of grapes. 



Botryolite, (bot-ri'o-lit.] A fibrous mineral: 

 a variety of Datolite. 



Botrytaceae, (bot-ri-ta'se-e). [Botrytis, q.v.]= 

 Hyphomycetes, q.v. : filamentous fungi: pop- 

 ularly called blights and mildews. 



Botrytis, (bot'ri-tis). [Gk. botrys, a cluster.] 

 Small round seeds=Mildew: a fungus; the 

 type of Botrytaceaj. B. bassiana, developed 

 in the body of the silkworm. B. infestans, 

 cause of potato disease. > 



Bots, (bots). The larvae of the gadfly; found 

 in the intestines of the, horse, causing the 

 disease called Bots. 



Bottle, (bot'l). [F. bot fe," cask.] ' B. gourd= 

 Lagenaria vulgaris: a poisonous plant be- 

 longing to Cucurbitaceae. B. glass, a silicate 

 of alumina and lime. B. 7ieati=IIyperoodon 

 butzkopf: a cetacean animal. B. (it=Parus 

 caudatus, a bird. B. nosed dolphin=Delp}n- 

 nus tursio. B. nosed z07iaJe=Balama rostrata. 

 B. po27ers=Papers enclosed in tightly corked 

 bottles, and left to drift: used to show the 

 direction and force of sea currents, and to 

 communicate facts as to shipwrecks, &c. 



