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Peruvine=Styrone. 



Petalite, (pet'a-llt). [Gk. petalon, leaf.] A 

 mineral, chiefly silicate of aluminum, in 

 which lithium is found. 



PetaioidesB, ( pet-al-oi'de-e ). [Gk. petalon, 

 leaf; eidos, form.] Plants, having the peri- 

 anth mostly petaloid, usually coloured and 

 seldom green, forming a division of Mono- 

 cotyledons. 



Petals, (pet'alz). [Gk. petalon, leaf.] The 

 leaves of the corolla of 

 a flower, usually gaily 

 coloured, v. Corolla. 



Petasites, ( pet'a-si'tez ). 

 [Gk. petasos, umbrella.] 

 Butter-bur: a plant be- 

 longing to Asteracese. 



Petaurus, ( pe-taw'rus ). 

 [Gk. petauron,Tperch]. A 

 smallniarsupial animal, Petals, 



also called flying squirrel of Norfolk Island. 



Petavius, (pe-ta'vi-us). A crater in the moon, 

 78 miles in diameter. 



Petinine, (pet'i-nm). A base obtained from 

 Dippel's oil. 



Petiole, (pet'i-ol). [Petiolus, the Latin 

 word.] Leaf-stalk, connecting the blade and 



Petiveria, ( pet-i-vg'ri-a ). [Mr. Petiver. ] 

 =Guinea-hen weed: the type of Petive- 

 riaceae. 



Petiveriaceee, (pet-i-ver-i-a'se-e). [Petiveria, 

 .v.]=Petiveriads: tropical shrubs and herbs 

 with apetalous flowers, belonging to Sapin- 

 dales. 



Petrel, (pet'rel). [L. Petrus, Peter.] A 

 marine bird belonging 

 to Natatores. Cape P. 

 =Pigeon. Storm P.= 

 Mother Carey's chicken. 



Petrifaction, (pet-ri-fak'- 

 ehun). [L. petra, stone; ' 

 facio, I make.] The re- 

 placement of organic 

 matter by carbonate of 

 lime, flint, &c., so that Petrel, 



the appearance is unchanged. 



Petroleum, (pe-tro'le-um). [L. petra, rock; 

 oleum, oil.]=Mineral naphtha: a compound 

 of hydro -carbons, found near coal beds, 

 forming a dark-coloured variety of bitumen. 



Petrology, (pet-rol'6-ji). [Gk. petra, rock; 

 logos, discourse.] The science of rock-for- 

 mations; a branch of geology. 



Petromyzidse, (pet-ro-ml'zl-de). [Petromyzon, 

 q.v.] Lampreys, &c.: a family of fishes, be- 

 longing to Cyclostoma, q.v. 



Petromyzon, ( pet-ro-mi'zon ). [Gk. petros, 

 stone; myzo, I suck.] = Lamprey : a fish, 

 the type of Petromyzidse ; also called stone- 

 sucker. 



Petroselinum, (pet-ro-se-ll'num). [Gk. petros, 

 rock; selinon, parsley.] Parsley: also con- 

 sidered as a sub-genus of Carum: an herb 

 belonging to Apiacese. 



Petrous bone, (pe'trus). [L. petra, rock.] A 

 very hard projecting portion of the temporal 

 bone. 

 Petty-wbin=Genista Anglica. 



Petuntze, (pe-tunsO- [The Chinese word.] A 

 variety of orthoclase, probably a partially 

 decomposed granite, used as a glaze for por- 

 celain. 



Pewter, (pu'ter). [Peauter, the Dutch word.] 

 An alloy of -lead and tin, to which bismuth 

 and antimony are sometimes added. 



Peyer's glands. Found in the mucous mem- 

 brane lining the intestines; named after M. 

 Peyer, a Swiss anatomist. 



Pezophaps, ( pez'5-faps ). [Gk. pezos, foot; 

 phaps, small pigeon.] A large wingless 

 turkey-like bird, recently extinct; also called 

 solitaire. 



Phacidiacei, (fas-i-di-a'se-I). [Gk. phakoides, 

 lentil-like.]==Maple moulds: fungi, with a 

 hard and leathery hymenium. 



Phacops, (fak'ops). [Gk. phake, lentil; ops, 

 eye.] A Silurian trilobite, named from the 

 large eyes. 



Phsenicothraupis, (fen-i-ko-thraw'pis). A bird 

 of Nicaragua. 



Phsenogamous, (fen-og'a-mus). [Gk. phaino, 

 I show; gamos, marriage. ]= Phanerogamic, 

 q.v. 



Phaethornis, (fa-e-thor'nis). [Phaeton, q.v.; 

 Gk. ornis, bird.] A long -billed humming 

 bird. 



Phaeton, (fa'e-ton). [Classical.] Tropic birds: 

 found only within the tropics, having short 

 feet, wings, and strong curved toothed beaks, 

 belong to Palmipedes. 



Phalacrocorax, (fal-a-kro'ko-raks). [Gk. pha- 

 lakros, bald; korax, crow.]= Cormorant, q.v.: 

 a bird belonging to Natatores. 



Phalaena, (fa-le'na). v. Elder-moth: 



Phalanger, (fal'an-jer). [Phalanges, q.v.]= 

 Balantia : a marsupial animal, somewhat 

 resembling the fox; named from the form of 

 its feet, the phalanges of which are enclosed 

 in a sheath. Flying P.=Didelphis pyg- 

 msea. 



Phalanges, (fal'an-jes). [Gk. phalanx, row.] 

 The bones of the fingers or toes. 



Phalangidse, ( fal-anj'i-de ). [Gk. phalanx, 

 row; eidos, form.] = Harvest-men = false 

 spiders : animals belonging to Arachnida. 



Phalangits. One of Hceven's sub-divisions of 

 Arachnids. 



Phalanx, (fal'anx). [Gk. phalanx, a row.] 

 One of the phalanges, q.v. 



Phalaris, (fal'a-ris). [Gk. phalaros, white.] 

 Canary seed: a plant belonging to Graiui- 

 nacese. 



Phanerogams, (fan-er-og'a-me). [Gk. pha- 

 n eros, manifest ;gamos, marriage. ]= Flowerin g 

 plants: a primary division of plants, having 

 visible fructification, P. gymnospermes= 

 Gymnogens. 



Phanerogamic, ( fan - er - o - gam'ik. ) [ Pha- 

 nerogamse, q.v. ] Relating to flowering 

 plants. 



Phantasmagoria, ( fan-tas-ma-go'ri-a ). [Gk. 

 phantasma, spectre; agora, assembly.] Used 

 generally for any exhibition of images by 

 means of shadows, as by the magic lantern; 

 especially for a combination of two lanterns 

 by which a gradual change from one set of 

 shadows to another set is effected. 



