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pal-tist'rfe (L. palustris, marshy 

 from pdlus, a swamp or marsh), 

 the K". American leather wood, a 

 species whose bark is used for 

 cordage, and the twigs are made 

 into ropes and baskets, the fruit 

 is said to be narcotic. 



diremption, n., dir-em'shun (L. 

 diremptus, separation or division), 

 in bot.j the occasional separation 

 or displacement of leaves. 



Disa, n., dlz r >a (origin of name un- 

 known), a genus of interesting 

 tuberous - rooted plants, Ord. 

 Orchidiacese : Disa grandiflora, 

 grund r 'l'jl6r r 'OL (L. grandis, large, 

 great ; flos, a flower, floris, of a 

 flower), a species found on Table 

 Mountain in marshes : D. ferru- 

 gme&,fer'-d6'jm'e>a (L. ferriigm- 

 eus, of an iron-rust colour from 



ferrugo, iron-rust) ; also D. tenui- 

 folia, t8n'-U'f>fdl''i-& (L. tenuis, 

 thin ; folium, a leaf), are species 

 found in same place at an elev- 

 ation of 3582 feet. 



Dischidia, n., dis-kid'-i-a (Gr. dis, 

 twice ; schizo, I split), a genus 

 of ornamental plants, Ord. Asclep- 

 iadacese: Dischidia Rafflesiana, 

 rcLf-fles'-i-an'-a (after Sir /Stam- 

 ford Raffles), an Indian climber 

 whose pitchers are formed by the 

 lamina of the leaf, and have an 

 open orifice into which the root- 

 lets at the upper part of the plant 

 enter, thus probably furnishing a 

 fluid for the nourishment of the 

 upper branches. 



disciform, a., dis'-i-ftirm (L. discus, 

 a quoit ; forma, shape), in the 

 form of a disc ; flat and circular. 



discocarp, n., disk'o-kdrp (Gr. 

 diskos, a disc; karpos, a fruit), 

 applied to a collection of fruits 

 in a somewhat globose receptacle. 



discoid, &.,disk f -oyd, also discoidal, 

 a., disk'dyd'-al (Gr. diskos, a disc; 

 eidos, resemblance), in the form 

 of a disc ; disciform ; round, or 

 having a convex face ; applied to 

 the flosculous or tubular flowers 

 of Composite. 



Discomycetes, n., disk' o -mis' %t<ez 

 (Gr. diskos, a disc; mukes, a 

 fungus, muketos, of a fungus), a 

 section or Sub-order of the Fungi, 

 including Morels and Truffles. 



Discophora, n., disk-of-or-a (Gr. 

 diskos, a quoit; phoreo, I bear), 

 the Medusae or jelly-fishes, so 

 called from their shape ; applied 

 sometimes to the leeches, Hiru- 

 dinea, from their suctorial discs. 



discrete, a., dis-kret' (L. discretus, 

 separated from dis, asunder ; 

 cretus, separated), separated from 

 each other; distinct; not con- 

 tinuous or confluent. 



discus proligerus, distf-usprd-lidj'- 

 %r-us (L. discus, a quoit, a disc ; 

 proles, offspring; gero, I bear), 

 in anat., a small flattened heap of 

 granular cells, in the centre of 

 which is embedded the ovum or 

 germinal vesicle. 



disgorgement, n. , dis-gorj'-m&nt 

 (L. dis, asunder; F. gorge, the 

 throat), the discharge of a certain 

 quantity ol fluid or semi-fluid 

 matter by the mouth. 



disinfectant, n., dis'-m-fZlctf-dnt (L. 

 dis, asunder ; Eng. infect), a sub- 

 stance or fluid which destroys the 

 evil effects of foul or infectious 

 matter. 



disintegration, n., dis'in-teg-rci'' 

 shun (L. dis, asunder; integer, 

 whole, entire), the breaking into 

 numerous large and small pieces 

 of any solid body; the wearing 

 down or away from atmospheric 

 influences. 



dislocation, n., dis'lok-a'-shun (L. 

 dis, asunder; locatus, put or 

 placed), in surg., the displace- 

 ment of one or more bones. 



dispermous, a., di-sperm'us (Gr. 

 dis, double ; sperma, seed), 

 having two seeds. 



dissect, v., dis-sekt' (L. dissectus, 

 cut asunder from dis, asunder ; 

 sectus, cut), to cut and separate 

 parts of a body in order to ex- 

 amine minutely its structure : 

 dissected, a., dis-sZkt'ed, in bot., 



