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blue colouring matter in flowers 

 of that hue. 



anthodium, n., dnth-od^i-iim (Gr. 

 anthodes, flowery from anthos, 

 a flower; eidos, resemblance), 

 the common calyx which contains 

 the capitulum or head of flowers 

 of composite plants. 



anthophore, n., anth'o-for (Gr. 

 anthos, a flower ; phero, I carry), 

 a stalk supporting the inner floral 

 envelopes, and separating them 

 from the calyx : anthophorous, 

 a., dnth'df'or'tis, bearing many 

 flowers. 



anthosperm, n., dnth*d-spe'rm (Gr. 

 anthos, a flower ; sperma, seed), 

 coloured matter in the cells of 

 certain fronds. 



anthotaxis, n., dnth'-o-tdks'is (Gr. 

 anthos, a flower ; taxis, arrang- 

 ing), in bot., the arrangement of 

 the flowers on the axis. 



anthoxanthine, n., dnth'-tiks-dnth'- 

 in (Gr. anthos, a flower ; xanthos, 

 yellow), the supposed yellow 

 colouring matter in flowers of 

 that hue. 



anthrax, n., dnth'rdks (Gr. anth- 

 rax, a live coal), a carbuncle ; a 

 local suppuration which may be 

 idiopathic, or may accompany 

 other diseases as diabetes, or 

 malignant fevers such as the 

 plague, etc., common also in the 

 lower animals as well as in man: 

 anthracoid, a., dnth<rdk-oyd (Gr. 

 eidos, resemblance), pert, to or 

 resembling an anthrax or car- 

 buncle. 



Antiaris, n., ant'i-ar^is (Antiar 

 or Antschar, its Javanese name), 

 a genus of plants of the Sub-ord. 

 Artocarpese, Ord. Moracese : 

 Antiaris toxicaria, tobs'-ik-dr'-i-a 

 (L. toxicum, Gr. toxikon, poison), 

 the source of the famous poison, 

 called Bohun-Upas or Upas-An- 

 tiar by the Javanese: antiarin, 

 n., dnt-i'ar-m, the peculiar prin- 

 ciple in the Upas tree to which it is 

 said it owes its deadly properties: 

 A. saccidora, sak'-sid-or'-d (Gr. 



sakkos, L. saccus, a sack, a bag ; 

 Gr. doreo, I give or grant), a 

 gigantic tree, whose fibrous bark 

 is used as sacks. 



antibrachium, n., dnt^-brdk^i-um 

 (Gr. anti, in front of; Gr. brachion, 

 L. brachium, the arm), the fore- 

 arm of the higher vertebrates, 

 composed of the radius and ulna : 

 antibrach'ial, a., pert. to. 



antic, n. plu.,aw-w'e(L. antlcus, 

 that is before or in front), in bot., 

 anthers are so called when they 

 open on the surface next to the 

 centre of the flower, and are 

 called dntherce anticce : anticus, 

 a., also anticous, a., dnt-ik'us, 

 placed in front of a flower, as the 

 lip of orchids. 



antihelix, n., &itffoh6&&8 (Gr. 

 anti, opposite to, but here in the 

 sense of 'before ' ; helix, anything 

 twisted or convoluted, the ear), 

 the curved prominence parallel 

 with, and in front of, the helix or 

 external prominent rim of the 

 auricle of the ear. 



antiperistaltic, a. , dnt'-i-per-i- 

 stalt'-lk (Gr. anti, against ; peri- 

 staltikos, drawing together all 

 round from peri, around ; stello, 

 I send), applied to the vermicular 

 contraction of the intestinal tube 

 when that takes place in a direc- 

 tion from behind forwards : 

 antiperistalsis, n., -stals'-is, the 

 inversion of the peristaltic motion 

 of the intestines. 



antiphlogistic, a., dnt'-i-jld'dj-ist'.ik 

 (Gr. anti, against ; phlogizo, I 

 consume or burn), a theoretical 

 term applied to medical treatment 

 intended to subdue inflammation : 

 n., a medicine that checks in- 

 flammation. 



antipodal, a., dnt-fp'-ftd-dl (Gr. 

 anti, opposite ; podes, feet), hav- 

 ing the feet directly opposite ; in 

 bot., applied to cells formed by a 

 free-cell formation in phonero- 

 gams. 



AntirrhinesB, n. plu., dnt'-ir-rm'- 

 (Gr. anti, like, similar ; rhis, 



