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cutting), the art or operation of 

 dissecting or opening the head. 



Ceradia, n., s$r>dd f -i'd (Gr. Jceras, 

 a horn so called from the horn- 

 like appearance of the branches) ; 

 called also Ceradia furcata, ferk- 

 dt'd (L. furcdtus, forked from 



furca, a fork), a peculiar plant, 

 having the appearance of a shrub 

 of coral spreading its short 

 leather-coated branches upwards 

 like a candelabra, a native of dry, 

 sterile places in the S. and W. 

 of Africa, yields a resinoid sub- 

 stance called sometimes African 

 "bdellium. 



ceramidium, n., ser'am'id'i'um 

 (Gr. keramis, a tile, a copying 

 stone, keramidis, of a tile ; ker- 

 amion, an earthen vessel, a jar), 

 a pear-shaped capsule or pitcher 

 with a terminal opening, and a 

 tuft of spores arising from the 

 base, as seen in some Algae: cer- 

 amium, n., s$r'dm'i'Um, an ex- 

 tensive genus of sea-weeds, so 

 called from their numerous pear- 

 shaped capsules, Ord. Algae or 

 Hydrophyta. 



cerasin, n., ser'as-in (Gr. kerasos, 

 L. cerasus, the cherry tree so 

 called from Cerasus of Pontus, in 

 Asia), that part of the gum of 

 the cherry, the plum, and almond 

 trees, insoluble in cold water: 

 Cerasus, n., ser'aS'US, a valuable 

 genus of fruit trees, Ord. Eosacese : 

 Cerasus laurocerasus, la/wr f '0'Ser'- 

 as -us (L. laurus, a laurel tree ; 

 cerasus, the cherry tree), the 

 cherry laurel, the common bay 

 laurel an oil in large quantities 

 exists in the young leaves, giving 

 to the water distilled from them 

 poisonous qualities: C. avium, 

 av'4-um (L. dvium, of birds from 

 avis, a bird), the cherry of the 

 birds, the common cherry, used 

 in the manufacture of kirschen- 

 wasser, cherry-brandy, literally 

 cherry-water : C. Occidentalis, 

 ok'-si-dent-al'.is (L. Occidentalis, 

 western from Occidens, the 



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West), used for flavouring Noyau; 

 the kernels of the cerasus give 

 flavour to Ratafia, Cherry -brandy, 

 and Maraschino. 



cerate, n., ser'-at (L. ceratum, 

 overlaid with wax from cera, 

 wax), an ointment or unguent 

 in which wax forms a chief in- 

 gredient: cerated, a., ser-dt'ed, 

 covered with wax. 



ceratiasis, n., ser'-dt-l'-as-fe (Gr. 

 keras, horn), the growth of hard 

 horny tumours : ceratitis, n. , 

 s&r'dt-U'is, inflammation of the 

 cornea. 



ceratium, n., ser-a'-shi-um (Gr. 

 keration, a little horn), in bot., a 

 long one-celled pericarp with two 

 valves, containing many seeds 

 attached to two placentae, which 

 are alternate with the lobes of 

 the stigma, as in Glaucium and 

 Corydalis; a genus of minute 

 Fungi, so called from the plants 

 resembling small horns, found on 

 dead wood. 



cerato, ser'dt-6 (Gr. keras, a 

 horn), in composition, expressing 

 a connection with the corriua of 

 the hyoid bone, or with the 

 cornea: cerato-genesis, jen'Zs-is 

 (Gr. gennao, I beget), the forma- 

 tion or production of horn. 



Ceratonia, n., se^d-ton'-i-d (Gr. 

 keratia and keratonia, the carob 

 tree from keration, a little horn, 

 a pod), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Leguminosse, Sub-ord. Csesal- 

 piniese : Ceratonia siliqua, sil'-i* 

 kwd (L. sittqua, a pod of legum- 

 inous plants, the carob), a pod 

 known as the Algaroba bean; 

 the carob tree, locust tree, or St. 

 John's bread so called from the 

 mistaken idea that the pods were 

 John the Baptist's food in the 

 wilderness. 



CeratophyllaceaB, n. plu., sW-at* 

 o-ftt-ld'-sfre (Gr. keras, a horn; 

 phullon, a leaf), the Hornwort 

 family, an Order of plants : 

 Ceratophyllum, n., ser^at-a* 

 fil'-lum, a genus of plants, so 



