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turf.] Pert, turf; having low, 

 closely matted stems (bot). 



calamistrum (karamis'trum) n. [L. 

 calamistrum, a curling iron.] A 

 comb-like structure on the hind 

 limbs of certain spiders (zool.). 



calamus (kal'amus) n. [L. calamus, 

 a reed.J The quill of a feather 

 (zool). 



calcaneum (kalka'neum) n. [L. calx, 

 heel.] The heel ; a large bone in 

 the tarsus which forms the heel and 

 represents the fibulare in lower 

 forms ; a process on the meta- 

 tarsus of birds (anat., zool). 



calcar (kal'kar) n. [L. calcar, a spur.] 

 A hollow prolongation or tube at 

 the base of a sepal or petal (hot.} ; 

 a spur-like process on the leg or 

 wing of birds which is not a digit ; 

 a tibial spine in insects ; a process 

 of the calcaneum which supports 

 the web between the leg and tail 

 in bats ; the pre-hallux of a frog 

 (awl.). 



calcareous (kalka'reus) a. [L. cal- 

 carius, limy.] Growing on soil 

 derived from decomposition of cal- 

 careous rocks (hot.). 



calcariform (kalkar'iform) a. [L. 

 calcar, a spur ; forma, shape.] 

 Spur-like. 



calcarine (kal'karln) a. [L. calcar, a 

 spur.] Pert, the hippocampus 

 minor (anat.). 



calclferous (kalsif'erus) a. [L. calx, 

 lime ; ferre, to carry.] Containing 

 lime (biol). 



calcification (kalslfika'shun) n. [L. 

 calx, lime ; facere, to make.] The 

 deposition of lime salts in a tissue 

 (biol.). 



calcigerous (kalsij'erus) a. [L. calx, 

 lime ; gerere, to carry.] Producing 

 or containing lime salts (biol). 



calcivorous (kalsiv'orus) a. [L. calx, 

 lime ; vorare, to devour.] Appl. 

 plants which live on limestone 

 (bot.). 



calicle, see calycle. 



callosal (kalo'sal) a. [L. callosus, 

 hard.] Pert, the corpus callosum 

 (anat.). 



callosities (kalos'itiz) n. plu. [L. cal- 

 lositas, hardness.] Hardened and 

 thickened areas on the skin, or on 

 the bark of a plant, which often 



project beyond the general surface 

 (bot., zool.). 



callus (kal'us) n. [L. callus, callous 

 skin.] A growth of shell - like 

 material within the umbilicus of a 

 shell (zool.) ; the soft tissue that 

 forms over the cut or damaged 

 surface of any stem or branch 

 (bot.). 



caloricity (kalb'rls'iti) n. [L. calere, 

 to be warm.] In animals, the 

 power of developing and maintain- 

 ing a certain degree of heat (phys.). 



caltrop (kal'trop) n. [A.S. coltraeppe- 

 a sort of thistle.] A sponge spicule 

 with four rays so disposed that any 

 three being on the ground the fourth 

 projects vertically upwards (zool). 

 Also spelt calthrops. 



calvarium (kalva'rium) n. [L. calvus, 

 bald.] The dome or upper portion 

 of the skull (anat.). 



calycanthemy (kal'ikan'themi) n, 

 [Gk. kalyx, a calyx ; anthemon, a 

 flower.] Abnormal development 

 of various parts of the calyx into 

 petals (bot). 



calyciflorous (kal'isiflo'rus) a. [L. 

 calyx, a calyx ; flos, a flower.] Appl. 

 flowers in which stamens and petals 

 are adnate to the calyx (bot). 



calyciform (kalis'iform) a. [L. calyx, 

 a calyx ; forma, shape.] .Calyx-like 

 in shape (bot). 



calycine (kal'Ism) a. [L. calyx, a 

 calyx.] Pert, a calyx ; cup-like 

 (bot., zool). 



calycle (kal'ikl) n. [L. calyculus, a 

 little calyx.] An epicalyx (bot) ; 

 any of the cup-shaped cavities in 

 a coral ; a theca in a Hydroid 

 (zool). 



calyptoblastic (kalip'toblas'tik) a. 

 [Gk. kalyptos, hidden ; blastos, a 

 bud.] Pert. Hydroids in which the 

 reproductive persons or gonophores 

 are enclosed in a gonotheca (zool) 



calyptobranchiate (kalTp'tobrang'klat) 

 a. [Gk. kalyptos, hidden ; brangchia, 

 gills.] With gills not visible from 

 the exterior (zool.). 



calyptra (kalip'tra) n. [Gk. kalyptra, 

 a covering.] The cap-like remains 

 of the archegonium found surround- 

 ing the apex of the capsule in mosses 

 (bot.). 



calyptrogen (kaltp'trojen) n. [Gk, 



