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calamus scriptorius, kdl'dm-us 

 skrip'tor^i'US (Gr. kalamos, L. 

 calamus, a reed, a reed-pen ; 

 scriptorius, for writing), that 

 part of the floor of the fourth 

 ventricle of the brain, the con- 

 figuration of which resembles the 

 point of a pen. 



Calathea, n., kdl'-dtU-ef.a (Gr. 

 kalathos, L. caldthus, a wicker 

 basket, a cup), a genus of plants, 

 Ord. Marantacese, interesting and 

 ornamental: Calathea zebrina, 

 zeb-rm'd (Sp. zebra, It. zebro, 

 a zebra), a plant, so called from 

 its peculiar striped leaves and 

 velvety asj ect. 



calathiform, a., kdl-dtli'i-fo'rm 

 (L. caldthus, a basket, a cup ; 



forma, shape), in bot., hemi- 

 spherical or concave, like a bowl 

 or cup : calathium, Ml'-dth'i'tim, 

 in same sense as 'capitulum* and 

 ' anthodium. ' 



calcaneum, n., kdl-kdn'-Z-um (L. 

 calcdneum, the heel from calx, 

 the heel), in anat., the os calcis, 

 or largest bone of the foot, pro- 

 jecting downwards and backwards 

 to form the heel : calcaneo- 

 cuboid, a., kdl-kdn'$'d-kub f 'dyd 

 (Gr. Jcubos, a square ; eidos, re- 

 semblance), an articulation in 

 which the calcaneum is united to 

 the cuboid bone by a synovial 

 joint and ligaments : calcaneo, 

 indicates a connection or articula- 

 tion with the heel. 



calcar, n., kdttkdr (L. cakar,. a 

 spur), a projecting hollow or 

 solid process from the base of an 

 organ ; in zool., the spur of a 

 rasorial bird; the rudiments of 

 hind limbs in certain snakes : 

 calcarate, a., kal'-kdr-dt, having 

 a spur or spurs: calcar avis, 

 di/'is (L. avis, a bird, or 'of a 

 bird'), the spur of the bird, a 

 curved and pointed longitudinal 

 eminence on the inner side of the 

 floor of the cerebrum; also called 

 * hippocampus minor. ' 



Calceolaria, n., 



(L. calceolus, a small shoe, in 

 allusion to the form of the 

 corolla), a favourite genus of 

 plants, Ord. Scrophulariaceae, 

 which contain some very showy 

 species ; some of the species used 

 in dyeing : calceolate, a., kdl>se'> 

 8l> at, having the form of a 

 slipper, applied to the hollow 

 petals of orchids, and of the 

 calceolaria. 



calculus, n., kdl f -kul-us (L. 

 calculus, a small stone), a stony 

 concretion in any gland or organ: 

 calculi, n. plu., kdl f -kul-i t small 

 stony concretions. 



Calendula, 11., kdl^nd'-ul-d (L. 

 calender, the first days of the 

 Koman month, the calends), a 

 genus of showy plants, flowering 

 almost every month : Calendula 

 oflicinalis (L. offitindlis, officinal), 

 the common marigold. 



calice, n., k&l'-ts-e or Ml'-te (L. 

 calix, a cup ; calicis, of a cup ; 

 calice, in or with a cup), the little 

 cup in which the polype of a 

 coralligenous zoophyte is con- 

 tained. 



Callitris, n., kdl'.it-ris (Gr. kalos, 

 beautiful; thrix, hairy), a beauti- 

 ful genus of trees, growing 20 or 

 30 feet high, grows best south 

 of the tropics, Ord. Coniferse, 

 Sub-ord. Cupressinese : Callitria 

 quadrivalvis, kwdd'-ri-vdlv'-u (L. 

 quadrus, square from quatuor, 

 four ; valvce, folding doors), the 

 Arar tree, supplying a solid resin 

 called 'sandarach' or 'pounce, 'used 

 instead of blotting-paper to dry 

 the ink by strewing it over MSB. 



callosity, n.,M-&s'&-(L. callosus, 

 thick-skinned from callus, hard, 

 thick skin), a horny hardness on 

 the skin ; in bot., a leathery or 

 hardened thickening of a part of 

 an organ: callus, n., kdl'-us, same 

 sense ; new bony matter, formed 

 to unite the fractured ends of a 

 bone ; in bot., a protuberance on 

 the surface arising from the 

 swelling of cambium cells : 



