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root] A part resembling a bulb 

 (anat.} ; a specialized underground 

 bud with thick fleshy leaves which 

 afford it nourishment during de- 

 velopment (bot.~). 



bulbar (bul'bar) a. [L. bulbus, globular 

 root] Pert, a bulb or a bulb-like 

 part ; generally appl. paralysis from 

 a disease of the medulla oblongata 

 (anat.). 



bulbiferous (bulblfgrus) a. [L. bulbus, 

 bulb ;ferre, to carry.] Bulb-bearing 

 (bot.\ 



bulbil (bul'bll) n. [L. bulbus, bulb.] 

 A large and fleshy axillary bud 

 which may fall and produce a new 

 plant, as in some lilies (dot.}. 



bulbonuclear (buTbonu'klear) a. [L. 

 bulbus, bulb ; nucleus, kernel.] Pert. 

 medulla oblongata and the nuclei of 

 the cranial nerves (anat.). 



bulbous (bul'bus) a. [L. bulbus, bulb.] 

 Like a bulb ; developing from a 

 bulb ; having bulbs (oof.). 



bulbus (bul'bus) n. [L. bulbus, bulb.] 

 The knob-like part found in con- 

 nection with various nerves (anat.}. 



bulla (bool'a, bul'a) n. [L. bulla, 

 water-bubble.] Appl. the rounded 

 prominence formed by the bones 

 of the ear ; the tympanic bulla 

 (anat.). 



bullate (bool'at) a. [L. bulla, water- 

 bubble.] Blistered-like ; puckered 

 like a savoy-cabbage leaf (oot.). 



bunodont (bu'nodont) a. [Gk. bounos, 

 mound ; odous, tooth.] Having 

 molar teeth with low conical cusps 

 (zoo/.). 



bunoid (bu'noid) a. [Gk. bounos, 

 mound.] Appl. cusps of cheek- 

 teeth, low and conical (zoo/.). 



bunolophodont (bu'nolof'6d6nt) a. 

 [Gk. bounos, mound ; lophos, crest ; 

 odous, tooth.] Between bunodont 

 and lophodont in structure, appl. 

 cheek-teeth (zoo!.). 



bunoselenodont (bu'nosSle'nodSnt) a. 

 [Gk. bounos, mound ; selene, moon ; 

 odous, tooth.] Having the internal 

 cusps bunoid, the external selenoid ; 

 appl. cheek-teeth (zoo/.). 



bursa (bur'sa) n. [L. bursa, purse.] 

 A sac-like cavity ; a sac rilled with 

 viscid fluid at joints to prevent 

 friction (anat.). 



bursa copulatrix, a genital pouch 



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in Lepidoptera and Turbellarians 

 (zoo/.). 



bursicule (buYsikiil) n. [L. dim. of 

 bursa, purse.] A small sac (zoo/.). 



butyrinase (bu'tlrinas) n. [L. butyrutn, 

 butter.] An enzyme occurring in 

 blood serum (phys.}. 



byssal (bls'al) a. [Gk. byssos, fine 

 flax.] Pert, the byssus (zoo/.). 



byssus (bis'us) n. [Gk. byssos, fine 

 flax.] The tuft of strong filaments, 

 secreted in a gland of certain bi- 

 valve Molluscs, by which they attach 

 themselves to one another and to 

 rocks, etc. (zoo/.) 



cachalots (kash'alot) n. [Sp. cacha- 

 lote, the sperm whale.] The sperm 

 whale (zoo/.). 



cadophore (kad'ofor) n. [Gk. kados, 

 urn ; pherein, to bear.J A dorsal 

 process in certain of the free- 

 swimming Tunicates on which the 

 buds are borne (zoo/.). 



caducibranchiate (kadu'sibranglclat) 

 a. [L. caducus, from cadere, to 

 fall; Gk. brangchia, gills.] With 

 temporary gills (zoo/.). 



caducous (kadu'kus) a. [L. caducus, 

 from cadere, to fall.] Pert, parts 

 that fall off very early, e.g. calyx 

 (tot). 



caecum (se'kum) n. [L. caecus, blind.] 

 A blind diverticulum or pouch from 

 some part of the alimentary canal 

 (anat., zoo/.). 



Caenogaea (se'nqje'a) n. [Gk. kainos, 

 recent;^, land.] Azoogeographical 

 region under which is included the 

 Nearctic, Palearctic, and Oriental 

 regions; cf. Bogaea; also spelt 

 Cainogea. 



caenogenesis (se'nqje'n'e'sTs) n. [Gk. 

 kainos, recent ; genesis, birth.] 

 The non-phylogenetic processes in 

 the development of any individual 

 (zool.}. 



Caenozoic (senozo'ik) a. [Gk. kainos, 

 recent ; zoe, life.] Pert, the geo- 

 logical era from Mesozoic to recent 

 times ; also Calnozolc. 



caespitose (seVpTtos) a. [L. caexpus. 



