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coenoecium, n., sen-e'sfii-tim (Gr. 

 koinos, common ; oikos ) a house), 

 in zool., the plant-like structure 

 or dermal system of any polyzoon; 

 another name for * polyzoary ' or 

 ' polypidom. ' 



coenosarc, n., sen'-d'Sdrk (Gr. 

 koinos, common ; sarx, flesh), the 

 common organized medium by 

 which the separate polypites of 

 compound hydrozoa are con- 

 nected together. 



ccenurus, n., sen-ur^us, ccenuxi, n. 

 plu.,sew-wr-(Gr. koinos, common; 

 our a, tail), intestinal Worms, con-* 

 sisting of cystose bladders, each 

 of which contains several animals 

 grouped together, and adhering 

 to its sides : ccenurus cerebralis, 

 ser'eb-rdl'is (L. cerebralis, be- 

 longing to the brain from cereb- 

 rum, the brain), the brain ccen- 

 urus ; the disease sturdy in sheep, 

 caused by coenuri. 



ccerulescent, a., ser'-ul-'es'Znt 

 (L. c&ruleus, dark-blue, sky- 

 coloured), of a blue or sky-blue 

 colour. 



Coffea, n M Icof-fef-a (Ar. kawah, 

 Sp. cafe, coffee), the coffee trees, 

 a genus of Very ornamental 

 trees, Sub-ord. Coffese, kdf-fe'e, 

 which furnish important articles 

 of materia medica, Ord. Rubi<- 

 aceae : Coffea Arabica, dr-db f 'ik-d 

 (Arabica, from Arabia), the tree 

 and its varieties which furnish 

 the coffee of commerce, said to 

 be a native of Caffa in Arabia : 

 caffein, n., kaf<fe f -in, the bitter 

 principle of coffee, identical with 

 Theine, obtained from tea. 



Colchiceae, n. plu., kdl'tshts'-Z-e 

 (said to be after Colchis, its 

 original habitat), a Sub-order of 

 the Ord. Melanthacese, which 

 have, in general, poisonous proper- 

 ties : Colchicum, n.,k6V'tshik-um, 

 a genus of bulbous plants having 

 important medicinal properties, 

 acrid, purgative, emetic, and 

 narcotic : Colchicum autumnale, 

 aw'-tum-naV-Z (L. autumnalis, 



autumnal from autttmnus, 

 autumn), meadow saffron, or 

 autumn crocus, used in medicine 

 as an extract, vinegar, or tincture : 

 colchicin, n,, &##**A&*ln, an 

 alkaloid obtained from the corn 

 and seeds of the preceding species : 

 Colchicum variegatum, vdr'i'e- 

 gdt'um (L. variegatum, to make of 

 various sorts or colours), a species 

 used for diseases of the joints by 

 the ancient physicians under the 

 name ' hermodactyle. ' 



Coleoptera, n. plu., kdl^-dp^^r-d 

 (Gr. koleos, a sheath ; pteron, a 

 wing), the Beetle family, an 

 Order of insects which have 

 horny outer cases or sheaths for 

 the protection of their mem- 

 branous wings : coleopterous, a. , 

 k&l'e-d'p'-ter'US, having horny 

 sheaths or coverings for their 

 wings, as the Beetle family. 



coleorhiza, n., kdl'-Z-o-riz'-ti (Gr. 

 koleos, a sheath ; rhiza, a root), 

 a sheath which covers the young 

 rootlets of monocotyledonous 

 plants. 



colesule, n., ktil'gs'ul (diminutive 

 of coleS) old name for the penis 

 from Gr. kole, the penis), in bot. , 

 a cellular ring surrounding the 

 pistillidia in Jungermannise. 



colic, n., kWik (Gr. kolikos, L. 

 colicus, pert, to the colic from 

 Gr. kokn^ the largest intestine), 

 severe twisting pain in the 

 bowels, especially near the navel : 

 colica pictonum, ktil'-ik-a pikt'- 

 oii'um (L. PicttfneS) the Pict- 

 avians or inhabitants of Poitou, 

 France, where endemic, Pictonum, 

 of the Pictavians), lead colic : 

 colitis, n., kol>it'>is, inflammation 

 of the colon. 



colica dextra, kftl'-ik-a deks'tra, 

 (L. colicus, pert, to the colic 

 from Gr. kolon, the great gut ; 

 L. dextra, right), the right colic, 

 an artery which arises about the 

 middle of the mesenteric artery : 

 c. media, med'-i-a (L. medius f 

 middle), the middle colic, an 



