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PISTIL 



=Lophyrus pini: belongs to Hymenoptera. 

 P. w?ooi=Leaves of pine tree. 

 Pine-apple oil. C^H^.C^H-jO^'. a mixture of 

 butyric ether and oil. 



Pineal gland, (pin'e-al). [L. pinna, fir cone.] 

 A small gland in the third ventricle of the 

 brain; an outgrowth of the prosencephalou ; 

 also called conarium. 



Pinguicula, (pin-gwik'u-la). [L. pinguis, fat.] 

 Butter-wort: an herb belonging to Lentibu- 

 lariaceae; named from its greasy leaves. 



Pinic acid, (pi'nik). [Pinus, 2.r.]=C2oH 3 oO 2 : 

 obtained from rosin. 



Pinion, (pin'yun). [L. penna, wing.] A wheel 

 with a small number of teeth on its circum- 

 ference. 



Pinite, (pin'it). [Pini Mountains.] A mineral, 

 chiefly silicate of aluminum. 



Pink, (pingk). [The Dutch name.] 1. Dian- 

 thus: an herb belonging to Caryophyllaceae. 

 Sea-P. =Armeria. P. sensitive plant of N. 

 Mexico=Sehraukia uncinata. 2. A pale-red 

 colour, a compound of red and white, named 

 from the colour of the flower of Dianthus. 



Pinna, (pin'na). [L. pinna, feather.] 1. A 

 general term for any organised process, as a 

 wing, a feather, a fin, &c. 2. A molluscous 

 animal belonging to Mytilidso. 



Pinnace (pin'nas). [Pinasse, the French word.] 

 A small vessel propelled by oars and sails, 

 used for officers of low rank. 



Pinnata. Giebel's term for whales, dolphins, 

 &c. 



Pinnifera (pin-nifer-a). [L. pinna, fin; fero, 

 I bear.] De Blainville's term for fishes. 



Pinnigrada, (pin-ni-gra'da). [L. pinna, fin; 

 gradior, I walk.] Aquatic carnivora: ani- 

 mals, such as the seal, which move by fius. 

 2. Sometimes used for Crinoidea. 



Pinnipedia, (pin-ni-pe' di-a). [L. pinna, 

 feather; pes, foot.] A general term for ani- 

 mals with webbed feet or with fins; used by 

 Bonaparte for a sub-division of Mammalia, 

 and also for aquatic carnivora. 



Pinnule, (pin'nul). [Pinnula, the Latin word.] 

 =Barb: the secondary branch from the quill 

 of a feather, 



Pintada, (pin-ta'da).=Numidacristata: abird; 

 also called guinea hen. 



Pintail. P. dMC&s=Dafila: birds belonging to 

 Natatores. 



Pinus, (pi'nus). [The Latin name.]=Pine, fir, 

 <fec.: a tree belongingtoPinaceae; some species 

 of which give turpentine, pitch, Hungarian 

 balsam, &c. 



Piosoca. A long-legged water-fowl of Brazil 

 =Parra jacana. 



Pipa, (pi'pa).=Stirinam toad: has no tongue; 

 and dorsal pouches, one for each egg. 



Pipe. 1. A tube of wood or metal used for the 

 purpose of producing a musical note. 2. A 

 wine measure=126 gallons, usually. P. fishes 

 =Syngnathide, q.v. P. stone: a variety of 

 clay-slate, used for making pipes. P. mouth 

 = Fistularidae, q.v. P. worts = Eriocau- 

 laceae, q.v. 



Piper, (pi'per). [The Latin name.] l.=Ci- 

 daris papillata : a star-fish, abundant at 250 

 and 500 fathoms in British seas; formerly 



rare. 2. A plant, the type of Piperaceae, q.v. 

 P. betel, v. Betel. 



Piperacese, (pip-er-a'se-e). [Piper, q.v.] = 

 Pepper- worts: aromatic tropical herbs and 

 shrubs, with jointed stems and sessile flowers, 

 belonging to Piperales and approximating to 

 Endogens. 



Piperales, (pip-er-alez). [Piper, q.v.] Plants 

 with achlamyd'eous flowers, minute embryo, 

 with much albumen, forming a division of 

 hypogynous Exogens. 



Piperine, (pip'er-in). [Piper, g.v.]=Ci7H]gN03: 

 a crystalline alkaline base found in pepper. 



Piping crow.=Banta: a bird of N. S. Wales. 



Pipit, (pi'pit).=Antlms: a lark-like bird, be- 

 longing to Dentirostres, also called tit-lark. 



Pippul, (pip'pul). P. tree=T3o tree=:Ficu3 

 religiosa. 



Pipra, (pip'ra). Mauakin: a small sparrow- 

 like bird. 



Piprinse, (pip-rl'n5). [Pipra, q.v.] Manakins: 

 a family of small sparrow-like birds belong- 

 ing to Ampelidae. 



Pirate spider.=Pirosa piratica. 



Pisces, (pis'suz). [TheLatinname.]=l. Fishes: 

 vertebrate animals 

 adapted for living 

 in water, which 

 breathe by means 

 of branchiae; have 

 limbs modified into 

 fins, cold red blood, 

 and also median 

 fins ; but never 

 either amnion nor Places, 



allantois. v. Fish, v. Fishes. 2. The Fishes: 

 the twelfth sign of the Zodiac. 



Pisciculus, (pis-ik'u-lus). [L. pisciculus, little 

 fish.] Stickleback: a small fish belonging to 

 Acanthopterygii. 



Piscidia, (pis-sid'i-a). [L. piscis, fish; ccedo, 

 I kill. ] = Dogwood: a plant belonging to 

 Leguminacese, the bark of which is used to 

 stupefy fish. 



Piscis Australia, (pis'sis aw-stra'lis). [The 

 Latin name.]=The Southern Fish: a small 

 southern constellation, of which Fomalhaut 

 is the chief star. 



Pisolite, (pi'so-lit). [L. pisum, pea; Gk. lithos, 

 stone.]=Peagrit: a variety of oolite, in which 

 the grains are of large size. P. limestone: 

 intermediate between secondary and tertiary 

 rocks. 



Pissophane, (pis'so-fan). [Gr. pissa, pitch; 

 phaino, I show.] A mineral named from its 

 resemblance to pitch, chiefly hydrated sul- 

 phate of aluminum and iron. 



Pistiacese, (pis-ti-a'se-e). [Pistia, the typical 

 genus.]=Duckweeds: plants having stem and 

 leaf in one, forming a frond, on the edge of 

 which are naked, unisexual flowers: belong 

 to Arales; also called Lemnaceae. 



Pistachia, (pis-ta'shi-a). (Pistacium, the 

 Latin name.] A tree belonging to Anacar- 

 diaceaj, from which mastic is obtained. 



Pistil, (pis'til). [L. pistillum, pestle.] The 

 central portion of a flower which contains 

 the seed, and which, when ripened, becomes 

 the fruit; consists of ovary, style, and stigma. 



