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flame cells, the terminal cells of 

 the branches of the excretory 

 system in many worms, with cavity 

 continuous with the lumen of the 

 duct, and containing a cilium or 

 bunch of cilia, the motions of which 

 give a flickering appearance similar 

 to that of a flame ; a pronephri- 

 diostome (zool.). 



flavescent (flaves'ent) a. [L. fla-u- 

 escere, to turn yellow.] Growing 

 yellow. 



flex (flgks) v. [L. flectere, to bend.] 

 To bend ; appl. movement of limbs 

 (anaf.). 



flexor (flek'sor) n. [L. flexus, bent.] 

 A muscle which bends a limb (or 

 part) by its contraction (anat.). 



flexuous (flek'suus) a. [L. flexus, 

 bent.] Curving in a zig-zag 

 manner (bot.). 



flexure (fleVsur) n. \L. flexus, bent.] 

 A curve or bend ; appl. the curve 

 in the embryonic brain, the curve 

 of the intestine (anaf.). 



float (flot) n. [A.S.fota, ship.] The 

 pneumatophore of Siphonophores 

 (zool.) ; a large spongy mass serving 

 as a float in some Pteridophytes 

 (bot.). 



floating ribs, ribs not uniting at 

 their ventral end with the sternum 

 (anaf.). 



floccose (flok'os) a. [L. floccus, a lock 

 of wool.] Covered with wool-like 

 tufts. 



floccular (flok'ular) a. [L. floccus, 

 lock of wool.] Pert, the flocculus 

 (anaf.). 



flocculence (flok'ulens) n. [L. floccus, 

 lock of wool.] Adhesion in small 

 flakes, as of a precipitant (phys.). 



flocculent (flok'Qlgnt) a. [L. floccus, 

 lock of wool.] Covered with a soft 

 waxy substance giving the appear- 

 ance of wool (zool.) ; covered with 

 small woolly tufts (bot.). 



flocculus (flok'ulus) n. [L. floccus, 

 lock of wool.] A small accessory 

 lobe on each lateral lobe of the 

 cerebellum (anaf.). 



floccus (flok'us) n. {L. floccus, lock of 

 wool.] The tuft of hair terminating 

 a tail ; the downy plumage of young 

 birds (zool.) ; a mass of hyphal 

 filaments in Algae and Fungi 

 (bot.). 



flora (flo'r5) n. [L. flos, flower.] 

 The plants peculiar to a country, 

 area, or period (bot.). 

 floral (flo'ral) a. [L. flos, flower.] 

 Pert, the flora of a country or area ; 

 pert, flowers (bot.). 



florescence (floreVe'ns) n. [L. flos, 

 flower.] Bursting into bloom (bot.). 

 floret (flor'et) n. [L. flos, flower.] 

 One of the small individual flowers 

 of a composite flower (bot.). 

 fioricoxne (flor'ikom) n. [L. flos, 

 flower ; coma, hair.] A form of 

 branched hexaster spicule (zool.). 

 floscelle (floseT) n. [L. flosculus, a 

 little flower.] The flower-like struc- 

 ture in some Echinoids round the 

 mouth composed of the five bour- 

 relets and the five phyllodes (zool.). 

 floss (flos) n. [F. floche, soft.] A 

 downy or silky substance (bot.) ; the 

 loose pieces of silk in a cocoon 

 (zool.). 



flower (flow'er) n. [L. flos, flower.] 

 The blossom of a plant, comprising 

 generally sepals, petals, stamens, 

 and pistils ; a leafy shoot adapted 

 for reproductive purposes (bot.). 

 fluvlatile (floo'vlatil) a. [L.fluviatilis, 

 pert, river.] Growing in or near 

 streams (hot.) ; inhabiting and de- 

 veloping in streams, appl. certain 

 insect larvae (zool.). 

 fluviomarine (floo'viomaren') a. [L. 

 fluvius, stream ; mare, the sea.] 

 Found in rivers and in the sea 

 (zool.) ; pert, rivers and the sea 

 (bot., zool.). 



fluvioterrestrial (floo'viotgreYtrial) a. 

 [L. fluvius, stream ; terra, land.] 

 Found in streams and in the land 

 beside them (zool.). 

 flux (fluks) n. [L. fluere, to flow.] 

 Term appl. species that are not yet 

 stable (btol.). 



foetal (fe'tal) a. [L. foetus, offspring.] 

 Embryonic ; pert, a foetus (emb.). 

 foetid glands, small sac-like glands 

 in Orthoptera which secret* an 

 ill-smelling fluid (zool.). 

 foetus (fe'tus) n. [L. foetus, offspring.] 

 An embryo in the egg or in the 

 uterus (emb.). 



foliaceous (fo'lla'shus) a. [L. folium, 

 leaf.] Having the form or texture 

 of a foliage leaf (bot.) ; thin ; leaf- 

 like (zool.). 



