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of the muscles involved in articul- 

 ate speech. 



Aphelandra, n. plu., df-el-dnd'-rti 

 (Gr. apheles, simple, artless ; 

 aner, a man, andros, of a man), 

 a genus of plants, Ord. Acanth- 

 aceae, some of the species of which 

 are cultivated for their showy 

 flowers. 



aphonia, n., d-fon'$-d(Gr. aphonia, 

 want of voice from a, without; 

 phone, voice), loss of voice. 



aphthse, n. plu., df'-the (Gr. aph- 

 tkai, ulcerations inside the mouth 

 from apto, I inflame), small 

 white ulcers on the tongue, gums, 

 palate, etc.; thrush: aphthous, 

 a., df-thus, pert, to thrush; 

 having aphthae or blisters on the 

 skin or mucous membranes : 

 aphthaphytes, n. plu., af'-tha- 

 fits (Gr. phuton, a plant), the 

 mould or fungi that gives rise to 

 aphthae in the human species : 

 aphthoid, a., df-thoyd (Gr. eidos, 

 resemblance), resembling aphthaB. 



Aphyllantheaa, n. plu., af-il- 

 dnih'-e-e (Gr. a, without; phullon, 

 a plant ; anthos, a flower), a tribe 

 of plants, Ord. Liliaceae ; the 

 grass-tree tribe, having a rush-like 

 habit, and membranous imbricated 

 bracts: Aphyllanthes, n. plu., 

 af f 'il-dnth f -ez, a genus of plants, 

 having stems like a rush, and 

 bearing on their summits little 

 tufts of flowers. 



aphyllous, a., df-il'-lus or df'-il-lus 

 (G. a, without; phullon, a leaf), 

 in bot., destitute of leaves : 

 aphylly, n., df-il'li, the suppres- 

 sion or want of leaves. 



apical, a., dp'-ik-dl, also apicilar, 

 a,, dp-isf-il-dr (L. apex, a tip or 

 extremity, apicis, of an ex- 

 tremity), relating to the pointed 

 end of a cone-shaped body; at the 

 apex; in bot., often applied to 

 parts connected with the ovary. 



apiculus, n., dp-ik'ul-us, also 

 apiculum, n., -til-urn (L. apic- 

 ulus, a little point from apex, a 

 tip or point), in bot., a terminal 



soft point springing abruptly: 

 apiculate, a., dp-ik'-ul-dt, pert, 

 to an apiculus, 



apillary, n.. dp'il-ldr-i (Gr. a, 

 without; L. plleus, Gr. pilos, a 

 felt cap), the suppression or want 

 of the upper lip of a flower, 



Apios tuberosa, ap'-i-os tub'-Zr-dz'-d 

 (Gr. apion, a pear ; apios, a pear 

 tree; L. tuber, a protuberance, 

 tub$ris, of a protuberance), a 

 plant, of the Sub-ord. Papilion- 

 aceae, and Ord. Leguminosae, 

 whose roots are used as an article 

 of food in America, 



Aplacentalia, n. plu., dp'-lds-%nt> 

 dl'-i'd (Gr. a, without; Eng. plac- 

 enta), the section of the Mam- 

 malia, including the Didelphia 

 and Monadelphia, in which the 

 young is not furnished with a 

 placenta : see ' placenta. ' 



aplanatic, a., dp'-ldn-at<ik (Gr. 

 a, without; plando, I wander^, 

 applied to lenses which entirely 

 correct the aberration of the rays 

 of light. 



aplectrum, n., d-plekt'rum (Gr. 

 a, without; plektron, the point 

 of a spear, the spur of a cock ; 

 L. plectrum, a little stick or quill 

 for playing on a stringed musical 

 instrument), a curious little plant 

 whose flowers are spurless, and 

 which contains a very glutinous 

 matter, Ord. Orchidiaceae ; in 

 America the plant is called Putty- 

 wort. 



aploperistomi, n. plu., ap'-lo-pw- 

 is f 't6m>l (Gr. aplSos, single ; peri, 

 round about; stoma, a mouth), 

 in bot., a term applied to those 

 mosses which have the mouth of 

 their thecae naked, or which have 

 a single peristome : aploperis- 

 tomatous, a., dp'-lo-per'-i-stdm'- 

 dt-us (Gr. stoma, a mouth, stom- 

 dtos, of a mouth), having a single 

 peristome, or composed of only 

 one row of teeth. 



aplostemonous, a., dp'ld-si&m' 

 tin-us (Gr. aplotis, single ; Gr. 

 sfemdn, L. stamen, the upright 



