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of a tooth), a genus of grasses, 

 Ord. Graminese : Cynodon dactul- 

 on, dakt'ul-dn (Gr. daktulos, 

 L. dactylus* a finger, a sort of 

 muscle), a species from whose 

 roots a cooling drink is made in 

 India ; is used in mucous dis- 

 charges from the bladder. 



Cynoglossum, n., sm'-d-glos'siim 

 (Gr. kudn, a dog ; glossa, a 

 tongue), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Boragiiiacese, so called from their 

 leaves resembling dogs' tongues, 

 hence the common name 'hound's 

 tongue ' ; the species are pretty 

 border plants. 



Cynomorium, n., sin'o'mdr'i'iim 

 (Gr. kudn, a dog ; L. morion, a 

 narcotic plant, nightshade), a 

 genus of plants, Ord. Balanophor- 

 acese, which are root-parasites 

 and tropical : Cynomorium coc- 

 cineum, ktik'Sin'e-um (L. coc- 

 cineus, of a scarlet colour from 

 coccum, the berry of the scarlet 

 oak), grows in Malta and Sardinia, 

 and was long celebrated for 

 arresting haemorrhage ; usually 

 known under the name of Fungus 

 Melitensis, after Melita, the 

 old name of Malta. 



Cynosurus, n., sin'oS'tir'-us (Gr. 

 kudn, a dog ; oura, a tail), a 

 genus of grasses, Ord. Graminese, 

 so called from its resemblance to 

 a dog's tail, hence the common 

 name, ' dog's-tail grass ' : Cynos- 

 urus cristatus, krist-at'-us (L. 

 cristdtus, crested, tufted from 

 crista, a tuft on the head), 

 esteemed one of the best fodder 

 grasses in Europe. 



Cyperacese, n. plu., stp'$r'd's%-e 

 (Gr. kupeiros, a kind of rush, the 

 water-flag), the Sedge family, an 

 Order of grass-like herbs, which 

 do not supply nutriment to 

 cattle : Cyperus, n., sip-er^us, a 

 genus of sedges growing in water 

 or in moist situations : Cyperus 

 papyrus. pap-lr'-us (L. papyrus, 

 Gr. papuros, the paper-reed), 

 the Papyrus of the Nile, the 



cellular tissue of which was used 

 in the manufacture of paper: 

 C. Syriacus, sir-i'-ak-us (from 

 Syria), differs from the C. pap- 

 yrus in having the leaves and 

 floral clusters drooping: C.longus, 

 Idng'-gus (L. longus, long), a 

 species whose roots have been 

 used as bitter and tonic remedies : 

 C. odoratus, dd'-dr-dt'us (L. odor- 

 dtus, sweet-smelling from odor, 

 a smell, scent), a species whose 

 roots are aromatic : C. esculentus, 

 %sk'ul-ent f -us (L. esculentus, ed- 

 ible 'from esca, food), supposed 

 to be the flag of the Bible. 



cyphellse, n. plu., sif>el'-le (Gr. 

 kuphella, things which are hol- 

 low, cups from kuphos, crooked, 

 bent), in bot., urn-shaped soredia 

 on the under surface of the thallus 

 of some lichens : cyphellate, a., 

 sif'ettlat, having minute sunken 

 cup-like spots, as the under sur- 

 face of the thallus of Sticta. 



cypsela, n., sip'sel-a (Gr. kupsele, 

 a hollow, a chest), the inferior, 

 monospermal, indehiscent fruit of 

 Compositse ; an achsenium. 



Cyrtandrese, n. plu., ser-tand'-rZ-e 

 (Gr. kurtos, crooked ; oner, a man, 

 andros, of a man), a Sub-order 

 of the Ord. Bignoniacese, having 

 their fruit succulent or capsular, 

 or siliquose and two-valved : Cyr- 

 tandra, n., ser'tand'-ra, a genus 

 of plants. 



cyst, n., sist, also cystis, n., msf-is 

 (Gr. kustis, a bladder), in animal 

 bodies, a bag containing morbid 

 matter ; a sac or vesicle ; in bot. , 

 a sub-globose cell or cavity : 

 cystalgia, n., sist-al'-ji-a (Gr. 

 algos, pain, grief), pain in the 

 bladder : cystic, a. , sist'-ik, pert, 

 to or contained in a cyst ; pert, to 

 the gall-bladder: cystica, n. plu., 

 sist'-ik-a, the embryonic forms of 

 certain intestinal worms, as tape- 

 worms. 



Cysticercus, n., sistf-i-serk'us (Gr. 

 kustis, a bladder ; kerkos, a tail), 

 an embryo tapeworm which, in 



