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of the Greeks, and 'cicuta' of the 

 Romans. 



conidia, n., ktin-id'-i-d (Gr. konis, 

 a nit, the egg of a louse, flea, or 

 bug, konidos, of a nit), in bot., 

 the peculiar spores in fungi which 

 resemble buds : conidiiferous, a. , 

 ktin'id'i'if'er-us (L. fero, I bear 

 or carry), producing or bearing 

 conidia. 



ConifersB, n. plu., kdn-if'er-e, also 

 Conifers, n. plu., kon'$f-ers (L. 

 conus, a cone;/ero, I bear), the 

 cone-bearing family, a very ex- 

 tensive Order of trees having four 

 Sub-orders: coniferous, a., kon- 

 tf-er-us (L.fero, I bear), produc- 

 ing or bearing cones. 



coniocyst, n., kan'-i-d-sist (Gr. 

 konis, dust, a nit ; kustis, a 

 bladder), in bot., spore cases 

 resembling tubercles. 



Ooniomycetes, n., kdn'i-o-mi'Set'-ez 

 (Gr. konis , a nit, dust ; mukes, 

 a fungus, a mushroom, muketos, 

 of a fungus), a Sub -order of 

 Fungi, in which the flocci of 

 the fruit are obsolete or mere 

 peduncles. 



coniothalameaa, n. plu., kon'i-8- 

 thdl'dm^e (Gr. kdnis, a nit, 

 dust ; thaldmos, a bedchamber, 

 a nest), a Sub-order of lichens ; 

 pulverulent lichens. 



Conirosters, n. plu., kon'i-rost'-ers 

 (L. cdnus, a cone ; rostriim, a 

 beak), in zool., the division of 

 perching birds with conical beaks. 



conium, kon'-i'Um, see 'conia. ' 



conjugate, a., kon'-joog-at (L. con- 

 jugatum, to unite from con, to- 

 gether ; jugum, a yoke or bond), 

 paired; joined by pairs : conjuga- 

 tion, n., kon'jdog-d'shun, the 

 union of two cells in such a way 

 as to develop a spore : conjugate 

 spirals, in bot. , whorled leaves so 

 arranged as to give two or more 

 generating spirals running par- 

 allel to each other. 



conjunctiva, n., kSn'-jtinkt-iv'-a 

 (L. conjunctivas, fastening to- 

 gether from con, together; jungo, 



I joiii), the fine sensitive mem- 

 brane which covers the front of 

 the eyeball, and lines the eyelids. 



Connaraceae, n. plu., kon'-ndr-a' 

 se-e (Gr. konndros, a species of 

 tree), the Connarus family, a 

 small Order of tropical trees and 

 shrubs, some bearing handsome 

 flowers, and others edible fruits : 

 Connarus, n., kon'-ndr'tis, a genus 

 of trees and shrubs. 



connate, a., kdn-ncUf (L. con, to- 

 gether j ndtus, born), in bot., 

 having two leaves with their 

 bases united ; having parts united 

 in any stage of development, which 

 are normally distinct. 



connective, n., kdn-nZkt'w (L. con, 

 together; necto, I tie), in bot., 

 the fleshy part which connects 

 the lobes of an anther. 



connivent, a., kdn-nlv^-ent (L. con- 

 nivens, winking or blinking), in 

 bot., having two organs arching 

 over so as to meet above, as petals; 

 converging. 



conoid, a.,kon-dyd', also conoidal, 

 a., kftn-dyd'-dl (Gr. konos, a cone; 

 eidos, resemblance), shaped like 



constipation, n., kd 



(L. constipdtum, to press closely 

 together from con, together ; 

 stipo, I press together), sluggish 

 action of the bowels ; difficult 

 expulsion of the hardened fseces. 



constricted, a., kon-strikt'-td (L. 

 constrictus, drawn or bound to- 

 gether), in bot., tightened or con- 

 tracted in width, as if tied with a 

 cord: constrictor, n.,k8n-strikt'or, 

 in anat., a muscle which draws 

 together or contracts an opening 

 of the body, as the pharynx. 



consumption, n., kdn'Siim'shtin 

 (L. con, together; sumptum, to 

 take) a gradual and general wast- 

 ing of the body from diseased 

 lungs, or other cause ; phthisis. 



contagion, n., kon-tddj-Hn (L. con- 

 tagio, contact, touch), the com- 

 munication of disease by contact 

 or touch. 



