GERMINATION 



GIRAFFE 



outer of which becomes the chorion, and the 

 inner the allantois. 



Germination, (jer-min-a'shun). [Germinatio, 

 the Latin word]. The first stage of the de- 

 velopment of an embryo into an animal or 

 plant. 



Gesneraceae, (ges-ner-a'se-e). [Herr Gesnera.] 

 =Gesner- worts: herbs and shrubs, with soft 

 wood, rugose leaves and showy flowers, be- 

 longing to Bignonales. 



Gesso, (jes'so). [The Italian word.] A com- 

 pound of white plaster of Paris and size, used 

 as a ground for tempera painting. 



Gestation, (jes-ta'shuii). [Gestatio, the Latin 

 word.] The carrying young in the womb dur- 

 ing the age of development.previousto birth. 



Geum, (ge'um). [The Latin word.]=Avens: 

 an herb, belonging to Rosaceae. G. urbanum 

 =Herb Bennett=Wood avens. G. rivale= 

 Water avens. 



Geyserite, (gl'zer-it). [Geysers,?.*;.] A siliceous 

 mineral.deposited 

 by hot springs. 



Geysers, (gi'zerz). 

 1. Two intermit- 

 tent hot springs 

 in Iceland, con- 

 taining silica and 

 other minerals in 

 solution. 2. The 

 name is also 

 used as a general 

 term for such 

 springs. 



Ghorka, (gorTta)= 

 Gamboge tree : 

 a large tree of Ceylon. 



Giant's causeway. A formation of basaltic 

 rocks, in the North of Ireland, in which the 

 columns of basalt are arranged as if to form 

 a causeway. 



Gibbon,(gib'Don)=Hy locates: an active, gentle 

 ape, with long 

 arms and no tail, 

 found in S. E. 

 Asia, living in 

 hills and trees, 

 analogous to the 

 spider monkey of 

 the New World. 



Gibbous, (gib'bus). 



LL. gibba, a 

 ump. J doubly 

 convex. G. moon: 

 greater than a 

 half moon. 

 Gibbsite, (gib'sit). 

 [Colonel Gibbs.]r= 

 AlHg: a mineral, chiefly hydrated aluminum. 

 Gibraltar. G. monkey=ln\i\iB ecaudatus. G. 

 stone : a variety of calcite. 

 Giebel's classification of Mammalia, 

 Unguiculata Ungulata 



Geywr. 



Gibbon. 



Quadrumana. 



Cheiroptera. 



Ferse. 



Marsupialia. 



Glires. 



Edentata. 



Solidungula. 

 Multungula. 

 Bisulca. 

 Pinuata. 



Gig, (gig). [A.-S. ganffan, to go.] A light 

 clincher-built boat, about 25 feet long, in- 

 tended for swift motion. 



Gigantholite,(gi-gan'to-lit), A mineral .chiefly 

 hydrated silicate of alumina and iron ; a 

 variety of Finite. 



Gilbertite, ( gil'ber-tit ). [ Mr. Gilbert. ] A 

 mineral, chiefly silicate of alumina, probably 

 an impure variety of Kaolinite. 



Gilding, (gil'diug). [Gold, q. v.] Covering 

 with a thin layer of gold. 



Gilead. Balm of : obtained from Icica carana. 

 and Dracoccephalum. 



Gill, (gil). Singular of gills, q.v. 



Gilliesiaceae, ( gil-li-si-a'se-e ). [ Gilliesia. ]=s 

 Gilliesiads; small Chilian bulbous herbs, with 

 narrow leaves, belonging to Liliales. 



Gills, (gils). [Geagl, the A.-S. name. ]= Bran- 

 chiae: delicate skin processes, richly supplied 

 with blood-vessels, by means of which aquatic 

 animals breathe. 



Gillyflowers, (jil'li). [Giroflet, the French 

 name.] l.=Cheiranthus cheiri. 2. Mat- 

 thiola incana==:stock=wall flower. 



Gilthead.(gilt'hed).=Chrysophrys aurata: also 

 =Crenilabrus melops: a fish, named from ita 

 head being partly yellow. 



Gimbals, ( gim'bals ). [ L. yemellus, double. ] 

 Two supports for a 

 ship's com pass; enabling 

 it to remain horizontal. 



Gin, (jin). [1, F. geni- 

 evre, juniper; 2, 3, abbr. 

 of engine.] 1. A spirit 

 obtained from corn , and 

 flavoured with the ber- 

 ries of the juniper plant. 2. A machine used 

 to cleanse cotton previous to its being spun. 

 3. Sometimes used for machine. 



Gingelly seed=Seed of Sesamum orientale. 

 Oil ofG.: used to adulterate almond oil. 



Ginger, (jin'jer). [Corruption of Zmgiber.] 

 l.=.Zingiber oflicinale ; a tree, belonging to 

 Zingiberaceaa. 2. The rhizome of Zingiber 

 oflicinale, Alpinia raoemosa, &e., used aa a 

 spice. G. beer: a fermented drink made from 

 ginger root, with the addition of sugar, tar' 

 tario acid, &c. 



Gingerbread tree=Hyph?eno thebaica: a tree 

 belonging to Palmacea). 



Ginger-worts, (jin'jer-wurts). [Ginger and 

 Worts, q v.]=Ziugiberace8o, q.v. 



Ginseng, (jin-seng'). [The Chinese name.]= 

 Panax quinquefolium: an herb belonging to 

 Arahaceae, the root of which is used medici- 

 nally. 



Gipsies, (jJP'siz)- [Plural of Gipsy, q.v.] A 

 wandering Indo-European people, probably 

 of Indian origin; also called Bohemians, 

 Gitanos, and Zmgari. 



Gipsy, (jip'si). [Probably a corruption of 

 Egyptian.] 1. Singular of Gipsies, q.v. 2.= 

 Opisthocomus: a gallinaceous bird of Brazil. 

 G. '/HO</i=Liparis dispar. G. wori=Lycopus. 



Giraffe, ( ji-raf). [Girafa, the Spanish name.] 

 =Giraffa.-=Camelopardalis: an herbivorous 

 quadruped, intermediate between Cervus 

 and Antelope: remarkable for ita long neck 

 and legs. 



