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swift.] Evanescent ; falling off 

 early ; appl. petals, etc. (bot.}. 



fulcrate (ful'krat) a. [L. fulcrum, 

 a support.] Having a fulcrum. 



fulcrum (ful'krum) a. [L. fulcrum, a 

 support.] A supporting organ such 

 as a tendril or stipule (bot.} ; part of 

 the incus in the mastax of Rotifers ; 

 spine-like scales on anterior fin-rays 

 of many Ganoids (zool.}. 



function (fungk'shun) n. [L.functus, 

 performed.] The normal action 

 proper to any organ or part (phys.}. 



functional (fungk'shonal) a. [L. 

 functus, performed.] Acting nor- 

 mally ; acting or working part of an 

 organ as distinct from the remainder 

 (phys.}. 



fundiform (fun'diform) a. [L. funda, 

 sling ; forma, shape.] Looped ; 

 appl. a ligament of the penis 

 (anat.}. 



fundus (fun'dus) n. [L. fundus, 

 bottom.] The base of an organ, as 

 of stomach, etc. (anat.}. 



fungicolous (funjik'olus) a. [L. 

 fungus, mushroom ; colere, to in- 

 habit.] Parasitic on Fungi (bot.}. 



fungiform (fun'jiform) a. [L. fungus, 

 mushroom ; forma, shape.] Fun- 

 goid or shaped like a fungus ; appl. 

 tongue papillae (anat.}. 



fungivorous (funjiv'orus) a. [L. 

 fungus, mushroom ; vorare, to de- 

 vour.] Appl. fungus-eating animals 

 (zool.}. 



fungous (fung'gus) a. [L. fungus, 

 mushroom.] With character or 

 consistency of fungus (bot.}. 



funicle (fu'nikl) n. [L. fumculus, a 

 small cord.] An ovule stalk (bot.} ; 

 a small cord or band of fibres 

 especially in brain (anat.} ; a large 

 double strand of cells passing from 

 aboral end of coelom to aboral 

 wall of zooecium of Molluscoidea 

 (zool.}. 



funicular (funik'ular) a. [L. funic- 

 ulus, small cord.] Consisting of 

 a small cord or band ; pert, a funic- 

 ulus (anat., zool.}. 



funiculus, see funicle. 



funnel (fun'el) n. [L. fundibulum, 

 funnel.] The siphon of Cephalo- 

 pods (zool.}. 



funnelfonn (fim'elform)a. [L. fundere, 

 to pour ; forma, shape.] Widening 



gradually from a narrow base ; 

 infundibuliform (bot.}. 



furca (fur'ka) n. [L. furca, fork.] 

 The apophysis or entothorax of 

 insect metathorax (zool.}. 



furcal (fur'kal) a. [L. furca, fork.] 

 Forked ; appl. a branching nerve 

 of the lumbar plexus (anat.}. 



furcate (fur'kat) a. [L. furca, fork.] 

 Branching like the prongs of a 

 fork. 



furciferous (fursiferus) a. [L. furca, 

 fork ; ferre, to carry.] Bearing a 

 forked appendage, as some Insects 

 (zool.}. 



furcula (fur'kula) n. [L. ftircula, 

 dim. of furca, fork.] A forked 

 process or structure, the merry- 

 thought bone (anat.} ; a transverse 

 ridge in the embryonic pharynx 

 (emb.}. 



furred (furd) a. [M.E. furren, a 

 sheath.] Having short decumbent 

 hairs thickly covering the surface 

 (zool.}. 



fuscin (fus'kin) n. {L.fttscus, tawny.] 

 A brown pigment in the retinal 

 epithelium (phys.}. 



fusi (fu'zl) n. phi. [L.fusus, spindle.] 

 In spiders, organs composed of 

 two retractile processes which issue 

 from the mammillae and form the 

 threads (zool.}. 



fusiform (fu'zTform) a. [L. fiisus, 

 spindle ; forma, shape.] Spindle- 

 shaped ; tapering gradually at both 

 ends (zool.}. 



galactase (galak'tas) n. [Gk. gala, 

 milk.] An enzyme, trypsin-like in 

 action, found in milk (phys.}. 



galactophorous (gal'aktoforfis) a. 

 [Gk. gala, milk ; pheretn, to carry.] 

 Lactiferous ; appl. ducts of mam- 

 mary glands (anat.}. 



galactosis (gal'akto'sis) n. [Gk. gala, 

 milk.] Milk production (phys.}. 



galbulus (gal'bulus) n. [L. galbulus, 

 cypress nut.] A modified cone 

 with fleshy scales, as in cypress 

 (bot.}. ^ 



galea (gal'ea) n. [L. galea, helmet.] 

 A helmet-shaped petal, or other 



