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and Crustacea : antennules, n. 

 plu., an'ten'nul-ez, the smaller 

 pairs of antennae in the insects 

 and Crustacea. 



anterior, a., dnt-er'i'er(L. anterior, 

 former, that which lies before), 

 before ; in front : anterior 

 ligament, a ligament that lies in 

 front or before another : anterior 

 superior, the higher point of two 

 situated anteriorly or in front 

 see the separate words ; in bot., 

 part of a flower next the bract, or 

 in front; same as inferior when 

 applied to the parts of the flower 

 in their relation to the axis. 



anthela, n.,dnth-el r -d (Gr. anthele, 

 a little blossom from anthe, a 

 blossom), the cymose panicle of 

 the Juncacese or Rush family ; a 

 cluster of inflorescence, particul- 

 arly on rushes, whose branches 

 are widely expanded. 



anthelmintic, n., dnth'el-mmt'ik 

 (Gr. anti, against; helmins, a 

 tape-worm, helminthos, of a tape- 

 worm), a medicine given for de- 

 stroying or expelling intestinal 

 worms. 



Anthemis, n., dnth'Zm-is (Gr. 

 anthemon, a flower, a blossom 

 so called from its great production 

 of flowers), a genus of plants of 

 the Sub-ord. Corymbifene, Ord. 

 Compositse: Anthemis nobilis, 

 ntib'-il-is (L. nobills, famous, re- 

 nowned), the chamomile, whose 

 flowers are odoriferous and yield 

 a volatile oil; the flowers are 

 much employed in various ways 

 medicinally : A. tinctoria, tingk- 

 tdr f -i-d (L. tinctoria, dyeing, or 

 belonging to a dyer), a species 

 which supplies a yellow in dyeing. 



anther, n., anth'er (Gr. antheros, 

 flowery, blooming from anthos, 

 a flower), the head part of the 

 stamen of a flower containing the 

 pollen or fertilizing dust. 

 Anthericese, n. plu., dnth'er-is'8-e 

 (Gr. antherix, a stalk, antherikos, 

 of a stalk), a tribe of plants of 

 the Ord. Liliacese ; the Asphodel 



tribe: Anthericum, n., dnth-er' 

 Ik-urn, a genus of plants com- 

 prising some beautiful species. 



antheridium, n., dnth'-er-id'-i-um, 

 antheridia, plu., dnth'-er-id'-i-d 

 (Gr. antheros, flowery; eidos, 

 resemblance), male organs in 

 cryptogamic plants, frequently 

 containing moving filaments 

 analogous to spermatozoa of 

 animals: antheriferous, a., tinth'- 

 er-tf-er'US (L. fero t 1 bear), 

 bearing anthers. 



antherozoa, n. plu., dnth'e'r-o-zo'd 

 (Gr. antheros, flowery; zoon, an 

 animal)) the spiral filaments or 

 molecules having vibratile 

 appendages discharged from the 

 antheridia; the moving filaments 

 in the antheridium of a flowerless 

 plant: antherozoids, n. plu., 

 dnth-'er f '6-zdydz (Gr. eidos, re- 

 semblance), same sense; minute 

 bodies which exhibit movements 

 in the antheridium. 



anthesis, n., dnth-ez'-is (Gr. anthos, 

 a flower), the opening of the 

 flower; the production of flowers. 



anthistiria, n. plu., tinth'-fa-ttr'-l'd 

 (Gr. anthesteria, the feast of the 

 flowers), the kangaroo grass of 

 Australia; satin grass; Ord. 

 Graminese. 



anthocarpous, a., dnth'-o-kdrp'us 

 (Gr. anthos, a flower ; karpos, 

 fruit), formed, as a certain class 

 of fruits, from a number of 

 blossoms united into one body; 

 applied to multiple, polygynoecial, 

 or confluent fruits, formed by the 

 ovaries of several flowers. 



Anthocerotese, n. plu., anth-os^ 

 er-tit'e-e (Gr. anthos, a flower; 

 keras, a horn from the horn- 

 like form of the theca), the third 

 of the three sections of the Ord. 

 Hepaticse : Anthoceros, n. , dnth' 

 ds'er-os, a genus of small frond ose 

 plants, so called from the horn- 

 like form of the theca. 



anthocyane, n., ant/i'-d-sl'-an-e^r. 

 anthos, a flower; kuanos, dark- 

 blue, sky-coloured), the supposed 



