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in bot., applied to an inverted 

 ovule, the hilum and micropyle 

 being near each other, and the 

 chalaza at the opposite end ; 

 having the embryo inverted, so 

 that its base corresponds to the 

 apex of the seed. 



anbury, n., also anberry, n., an'- 

 b&r-ri (AS. ampre or ompre, a 

 crooked swelling vein ; Old Eng. 

 amper, an inflamed tumour), under 

 these names, and the name angle- 

 berry, are included, in veterinary 

 language, both warts and mollusc- 

 ous tumours ; in bot., a warty con- 

 dition or swelling on the roots of 

 such plants as turnips, cabbage,, 

 etc., caused by insects. 



anceps, a., cin'seps (L. anceps, 

 that has two heads, ancipitis, of 

 two heads from an for ambi, 

 around, round about; caput, the 

 head), two-edged ; having the 

 sides sharp like a two-edged 

 sword ; see ' ancipital ' in Diet. 



Anchusa, n., ang-kwz'd (Gr. ang- 

 chousa, the plant alkanet from 

 en, in or on; cheo or ckeuo, I 

 pour, I diffuse), a genus of plants, 

 Ord. Boraginacese : Anchusa 

 tinctoria, tmk-tor'-i-d (L. tinc- 

 torius, of or belonging to dyeing 

 from tingo, I dye), a plant 

 which supplies the alkanet root, 

 used as a reddish -brown dye; 

 anciently used for staining the 

 skin: anchusin, n., ang-kuz'-in, 

 the red-coloured principle. 



anchylosis, n., ang'-ld-loz'-ls (Gr. 

 angkulos, curved, crooked), the 

 immovable state of a joint re- 

 sulting from disease, and either 

 osseous or fibrous in character; 

 anchylosed, &. t dng'kt-ldzd, fixed: 

 anchylotic, a., ang'-ki-l8t'-ik, pert, 

 to. 



Anchylostomum, n., ang'-ki-los' 

 t6m-um (Gr. angkulos, curved, 

 crooked; stoma, a mouth), a 

 genus of parasitic worms which 

 infests animal bodies, one of the 

 fywK'Jes of which, the anchylos- 

 teinum tiuodenalis, afro- den- al'-is 



(L. duodenl, twelve each), infects 

 the duodenum of man : anchy- 

 lostoma, n. plu. 



anconeus, n., ang-kon'-e-us (L. 

 ancon, Gr. angkon, the elbow, 

 the curvature of the arm), a 

 triangular muscle situated over 

 the elbow, which assists in ex- 

 tending the forearm: adj., pert, 

 to the elbow : anconeous, a., ting- 

 kon'-e-us, pert. to. 



Andira, n., and-lr'-a (a Brazilian- 

 name), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Leguminosse, Sub-ord. Papilion- 

 acese: Andira inermes, m-erm'ez 

 (L. inermes, unarmed, without 

 weapons), the cabbage tree of the 

 West Indies, which acts as a 

 purgative and anthelmintic. 



Andreaea,n., an'-dre-e'-a (in honour 

 of Andrew, a German professor), 

 a genus differing from all other 

 mosses in having a capsule which 

 splits into four valves, cohering 

 at their ends by means of the per- 

 sistent lid : Andrsea, n. , an-dre'a, 

 Andrasae, plu., dn-dre f -e, also An- 

 drseaceaB, n. plu., an'-dre-a'-se-e, a 

 Sub-ord. of plants of the Ord. Musci 

 or Bryacese, often found in the 

 bleakest places near the limits of 

 perpetual snow, and are usually 

 termed split mosses because the 

 spore cases open by valves with- 

 out elaters. 



andrcecium, m.,dn-dre r -shi'Um (Gr. 

 aner, a man, andros, of a man ; 

 oikos, a house), in bot., the male 

 organs of the flower ; the stamens 

 taken collectively. 



andrographis, n., Gbn-drog'-raf-ls 

 (Gr. aner, a man, andros, of a 

 man ; grapho, I write), a plant of 

 the Ord. Acanthacese : androg- 

 raphis paniculata, pan-ik'-ul-at'-a 

 (L. panicula, a tuft, a panicle in 

 plants), a plant of India, employed 

 as a pure bitter tonic by the name 

 of Kariyat or Creyat. 



androgynal, a..,an-drddf-m-al, also 

 androgynous, a., an-drtidfin-us 

 (Gr. aner, a man, andros, of a 

 man; gune } a woman), in bot., 



