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attaining a height of 30 feet : 

 Cecropia peltata, pVlt-at'-a (L. 

 peltdta, armed with a small pelt- 

 ata, or small half-moon-shaped 

 shield), the Trumpet-wood, so 

 called from the hollowness of its 

 stem and branches, which are 

 used for wind instruments, the 

 fibrous bark being used as cordage. 



Cedrelaceae, n. plu., sed'rel-d'se-e 

 (Gr. kedros, L. cedrus, a cedar 

 tree), the Mahogany family, an 

 Order of trees having an aromatic 

 fragrance: Cedrela, n., sed-rel'-a, 

 a genus of trees : Cedrela febrif- 

 nga, f%b-rif'ug>a (L. fZbris, a 

 fever ; fugo, I drive away), a 

 species whose bark is used for the 

 cure of intermittent fevers, and 

 the wood is sometimes called 

 * bastard cedar. ' 



Cedrus, n., sed'rus (Gr. k$dros, L. 

 cedrus, the cedar tree), a genus 

 of cedar trees found on theCedron, 

 Judaea, whence it is said the 

 name, Ord. Coniferse, very valu- 

 able for their timber : Cedrus 

 Libani, lib'-an-l (L. Libanus, Leb- 

 anon, a mountain of Syria), the 

 Cedar of Lebanon : C. deodara, 

 de'-od-ar'd (said to be from Hind. 

 deva, a deity ; dara, timber ; 

 Sans, div, heaven), the Deodar or 

 Himalayan Cedar. 



Celastracese, n. plu.,seZ'&s^ra'sg-e 

 (Gr. kelas, a winter's day, the fruit 

 remaining on the tree all winter), 

 the Spindle-tree family, an Order 

 of small trees or shrubs, having 

 sub-acrid properties, and the 

 seeds of some yielding a useful 

 oil: Celastrea3, n. plu., sel-as'> 

 tre-e, a tribe or Sub-order: Celas- 

 trus, n., sel'Cis'-trus, a genus : 

 Celastrus nutans or paniculatus, 

 nut r -dnz or pan-ik'ul-dt'us (L. 

 nutans, nodding, tottering ; pan- 

 wuldtus, tufted), two species 

 which are said to be of a stimul- 

 ating nature : C. venenatus, 

 vm r -m>at'-us (L. venendtus, fur- 

 nished with poison from v$nen- 

 um, poison), this, as well as 



other species, are said to be 

 poisonous. 



cell, n., sU (L. cetta, a store- 

 room), in bot., one of the minute 

 globules or vesicles composing 

 cellular tissue ; a small cavity or 

 hollow part : cellular, a., sU'*ul- 

 dr, composed or made up of cells : 

 cellule, n. , sel'-ul, the very minute 

 cells or vesicles composing the 

 leaves of mosses and other plants: 

 cellulose, n., sU'-ul-oz, the sub- 

 stance of which cell walls are com- 

 posed, constituting the material 

 for the structure and growth of 

 plants ; a similar material in 

 animal tissue : cellular tissue, 

 tissue formed by the union of 

 minute globules or bladders, 

 named 'cells,' 'cellules,' 'vesi- 

 cles,' or 'utricles.' 



Cellulares, n. plu., sel'ul-dr'ez (L. 

 cellula, a small storeroom from 

 cella, a hiding-place), a Sub-class 

 of the Ord. Hepaticse, plants 

 which are acotyledons, and en- 

 tirely composed of cellular tissue, 

 having no distinct axis, and their 

 leaves no stomata ; also called 

 'cryptogamous,' and ' acotyled- 

 onous ' plants. 



Celosia, n., sel>dz'i-a (Gr. kelos, 

 dry, burnt), a genus of plants, 

 Ord. Amaranthacese, some of 

 which appear as if they were 

 singed : Celosia cristata, Icrist- 

 at'-a (L. cristatus, crested from 

 crista, a tuft or crest), the plant 

 cockscomb. 



celotomy, n., sel-ot'-dm-t (Gr. 

 kele, a tumour ; tome, a cutting, 

 a section), the operation for re- 

 moving the stricture in strangul- 

 ated hernia. 



Celtidese, n. jalti., *&#&? (said to 

 be from celtis, an old name of the 

 lotus), a Sub-order of plants, 

 Ord. IJlmacese: Celtis, n., sZlt'-fo, 

 a genus : Celtis occidentalis, 

 tiktsid-gnt-dl'is (L. occidentalis, 

 western occidens, the west), the 

 nettle-tree or sugar-berry, which 

 has a sweet drupaceous fruit. 



