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(Gr. klema, a vine branch, klem- 

 dtos, of a vine branch ; L. clem- 

 atis, the clematis, clematidis, 

 of the clematis), a Sub-order of 

 plants, Ord. Ranunculacese: Clem- 

 atis, n., kl&m'-dt'is, a genus of 

 highly ornamental, and for the 

 most part, climbing plants, so 

 called because most of the species 

 climb like the vine : Clematis 

 recta, rekt f >a (L. rectns, straight, 

 upright) ; C. flammula, flam'-ul-d 

 (L. flammula, a little flame from 



flamma, a flame), two species, 

 the leaves of which have been 

 used as vesicants. 



Cleomese, n. plu., Ide-om'&e (Gr. 

 kleid or kleo, I close or shut), a 

 Sub-order of plants, Ord. Cappar- 

 idacese: Cleome, n., kle-om^e, a 

 genus of very pretty free-flowering 

 plants, so called alluding to the 

 parts of the flower ; some species 

 are very pungent, and are used as 

 substitutes for mustard: Cleome 

 dodecandra, (W.tt-dnd'.rd (Gr. 

 dodeka, twelve ; aner, a man, 

 andros, of a man), a species 

 whose root is used as an anthel- 

 mintic. 



Clerodendron, n., kler'-d-den'-drd'n 

 (Gr. kleros, a share, a lot ; den- 

 dron, a tree), a beautiful genus 

 of plants, Ord. Yerbenacese, so 

 named from the uncertain medic- 

 inal properties of the species ; 

 the leaves when bruised are em- 

 ployed to kill vermin on cattle in 

 India : Clerodendron Thomsonae, 

 torn' son- e, and its variety C. 

 Balfourianum, bal-foor'i'dn'-um 

 (Thomson, Balfour), are beauti- 

 ful climbing plants, from the 

 contrast between their scarlet 

 flowers and white calyx. 



destines, n. plu., kles'-tin-ez (Gr. 

 klestos or kleistos, shut or closed), 

 in bot. , cells containing raphides. 



Clianthus, n., kli-anth'us (Gr. 

 kleos or kleios, glory, renown ; 

 anthos, a flower), a genus of plants 

 so called in allusion to the noble 

 appearance of the species, Ord. 



Leguminosse, Sub-ord. Papilion- 

 aceae. 



clinandrium, n., klin-and'-ri-um 

 (Gr. kline, a bed ; aner, a man, 

 andros, of a man), in bot., the 

 part of the column of orchideous 

 plants in which the anther lies : 

 clinanthium, n., klm-anth't-um 

 (Gr. anthos, a flower), a common 

 receptacle, assuming a flattened, 

 convex, or concave form, bearing 

 numerous flowers, as in the head 

 of the daisy. 



clinical, a., Idin'-ik-al, sometimes 

 clinic, a., klm'-ik (Gr. Mine, a 

 bed), pert, to a bed ; applied to 

 the instruction of a teacher to 

 students of medicine at the bed- 

 side of the patient, or from notes 

 taken by a teacher at the bed- 

 side : clinoid, a., Idin'-dyd (Gr. 

 eidos, resemblance), resembling a 

 bed or parts of a bed ; applied to 

 processes of bone of the sphenoid 

 bone bearing a resemblance to 

 the knobs of a bed. 



clitoris, n., kltt'-or-is (Gr, kkitorls, 

 the clitoris from kleio, I shut), 

 a small elongated body in the 

 female, corresponding in conform- 

 ation and structure to a diminut- 

 ive penis : clitoritis, n., klit'-or- 

 It-is, inflammation of the clitoris. 



cloaca, n., kld-akf-a (L. cloaca, a 

 common eewer), the common 

 cavity into which the intestinal 

 canal and the ducts of the gener- 

 ative and urinary organs open, 

 and from which they discharge 

 their contents, as in some Inverteb- 

 rates, as among insects, and in 

 many vertebrates, as among dom- 

 estic fowls. 



clonic, a., kldn'-ik (Gr. kltinos, 

 tumult), denoting a convulsion 

 with alternate contraction and 

 relaxation. 



ClusiaceaB, n. plu., kldoz'i'd'se-e 

 (after Charles de VEcluse, a 

 botanist, 1609), an Order of 

 beautiful trees and shrubs, yield- 

 ing resinous juices, known also 

 as Guttiferse or Guttifers, or the 



