CYMENE 



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DADOXYLON 



A cluster of flowers, flat or rounded, spring- 

 ing from different points of the flower 



.stalk. 



Cymene, (si'men)=C 10 n 1 4 : from camphor= 



jCymol, q.v. 



inylia, (sl'min-i-li-a). One of the aniline 



Cymol, (si'mol)=CioHi4 : a hydrocarbon ob- 

 tained from camphor, by depriving it of the 

 elements of water ; and also found in essence 

 of cumin. 



Cymyl=CioHi3 : the radicle of the cymylic 



1 series. 



Cynipidse, (sin-ip'i-de). [Cynipa, ?.v.]=Gall- 

 flies : insects belonging to Hj uienoptera. 



Cynips, (sin'ips). [Gk. knips, gnat.] Gall- 

 fly: an insect belonging to Hymenoptera, 

 named from causing galls, q.v. 



Cynocephalus, ( sin-o-sef a-lus ). [ Gk. kyon, 

 dog; kephale, head. ]= Baboon, q.v.: a large 

 and brutal ape : found only in Africa and 

 Arabia. 



Cynoglossum, (sin-o-glos'sum). [Gk. kyon, 

 dog; and glossa, tongue. ]= Hound's tongue : 

 a plant belonging to Boraginaceaa. 



Cynopithecinae, ( sin-o-pith-e'sin-e ). [Gk. 

 kyon, dog; pithekos, ape.] A family of 

 apes, resembling the baboon, which have 

 cheek pouches. 



s, (sin-o-pi-the'kus). [Gk. kyon, 

 pithekos, ape.] An ape resembling 

 the baboon. 



Cynosure, (sin'o-sur). [Cynosura, the Latin 

 name.]=The Lesser Bear=Ursa minor, q.v. 



Cynosurus, (sin-o-su'rus). [Gk. kyon, dog; 

 oura, tail.]=Dog's-tail grass: a plant be- 

 longing to Graminaceae. 



Cyperacese, ( si-per-a'se-e ). [ Cyperus, the 

 typical genus.] = Sedges : common grass- 

 like plants with solid stems, sheathing 

 leaves, belonging to Glumales. 



Cyperites, (si'per-its or si-per-i'tez). [ Cyper- 

 aceae, q.v.] Long narrow le'aves of sigillariae, 

 found fossil in carboniferous rocks. 



Cyprinidae, (si-prin'i-de). [1. L. cyprinus, 

 carp. 2. Cyprina, the typical genus.] 1. 

 Carp, roach, &c. : a family of fishes, of which 

 the carp is the type. 2. Molluscous ani- 

 mals, joining a family of Lamellibran- 

 chiata. 



Cyrena, (sl-re'na). A bivalve mollusc, found 

 in Tertiary rocks. 



Cyrene, (si-re'ne). [Classical.] A minor 

 planet, No. 133. Discovered in 1873. 



Cyrillacese, (sir-il-la'se-e). [Signer Cyrillo.] 

 =Cyrillads : evergreen shrubs, belonging 

 to Berberales. 



Cyrillus, (si-rillus). [Classical.] A crater 

 in the moon, 60 miles in diameter. 



Cyst, (sist). [Gk. kystes, bladder.] A general 

 term for a small sac or bladder. 



Cysticercus, (sis'ti-ser-kus ). [Gk. kystos, 

 bladder; kerkos, tail.] An immature form 

 of Tsenia, q.v. 



Cystic worms, (sis'tik). [L. cysticus.]=Cia- 

 tica : immature forms of tape-worms. 



Cystici, (sis'ti-si). [Gk. ki/stos, bladder.] 

 Used by Siebold for a sub-division of Hel- 

 minthes. 



Cystidea, (sis-tid'i-a). [Gk. kystos, bladder; 

 eidos, form.] An extinct group of animals, 

 belonging to Echinodermata, found only in 

 Palaeozoic rocks. 



Cystidia, (sis-tid'i-a). [Gk. Jcystos, bladder.] 

 Bodies resembling basidia, but without 

 spores, found on mushrooms. 



Cystifonn Helminthozoa=Hydatids, q.v. 



Cystoidea, (sis-toi'de-a). [Gk. kystis, bladder; 

 eidos, form.]=Cystidea : an order of Echi- 

 nodermata, known only by fossil remains in 

 Palaeozoic rocks, v. Hyponome. 



Cytinacese, (si-tin-a'se-e). [Cytinus, the typi- 

 cal genus. ] =Cistus-rapes : plants, parasitic 

 on roots of Cystus, belonging to Rhizogens. 



Cytisus, (sit'i-sus). (Kytisos, the Greek 

 name.]=Broom: a shnib, with small gay 

 flowers, belonging to Fabacese. 



Czechsi A European people. 



D. 



Dab. 



Dab, (dab). [L. dobu la. ] = Platessa limanda 



=Pleuronectes li- -- 



manda: a flounder- ~_ 



like fish. 

 Dabeocia, (dab-e-o'-i 



si-a). [St. Dabeoc.] 



= St. Dabeoc's 



heath : a shrub be- 

 longing to Ericaceae. 

 Daboia. A poisonous viper of India. 

 Dace, (das). [Darsen, the Welsh name.]= 



Clupea leuciscus= 



Cyprinus leuciscus 



= Leuciscus vul -; 



garis : a carp-like 



fish. 

 Dacelo = Australian 



kingfisher : a bird Dace. 



locally called the laughing jackass. 



Dactylethra, ( dak-ti-le'thra ). [Gk. dal-ty- 

 lethra, finger of a glove.] A toad, found in 

 Africa, having no tongue. 



Dactylia, (dak'ti-lis). [Gk. daktylos.] = 

 Cock's foot-grass : a plant belonging to 

 Graminaceae. 



Dactylopterus, (dak-til-op'ter-us). [Gk. dak' 

 tylos, finger ; pteryx, fin.]=Flying gurnard : 

 A fish resembling the gurnard, with large 

 pectoral fins, which enable it to rise out of 

 the water. 



Dactylus, (dak'ti-lus). [Daktylos, the Greek 

 name.] 1. Finger. 2. Date: fruit of 

 Phoanix dactylifera. 



Daddy-long-legs = Crane-fly : an insect be- 

 longing to Diptera. 



Dado, (da'do). [It. dado, die.]=Plinth of a 

 pedestal : a deep skirting. 



Dadoxylon, (da-doks'i-lon). [Gk. das, torch ; 



