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used in India as a vesicatory : 

 E. heptagona, hZpt'd-gon'-d (Gr. 

 hepta, seven ; gonia, an angle), is 

 said to furnish the Ethiopians 

 with a deadly poison for their 

 arrows: euphorbium, n., u-fdrb'- 

 t-um, the inspissated milky juice 

 of certain species of euphorbia, a 

 violent irritant, whether applied 

 internally or externally : Eu- 

 phorbium lathyris, lathf-ir-is 

 (Gr. lathtiris, a plant of the 

 spurge kind), caper spurge, has 

 caihartic properties : E. pilosa, 

 pil'dz f -d (L. pilosuS) hairy, 

 shaggy); and E. palustris, pal- 

 ust'-ris (L. pdluster and palustris, 

 marshy, swampy from pdlus, a 

 marsh), species, the roots of 

 which are used as purgatives, 

 and are said to be useful in 

 hydrophobia : E. phosphorea, 



fds-fdr'-g-a (Gr. phosphtiros, L. 

 phosphorus, the light-bringer, the 

 morning star from Gr. phos, 

 light ; phoreO) I bear), a species 

 whose milky sap is said to emit a 

 peculiar phosphorescent light. 



Euphrasia, n., u-frdz'-i-d (Gr. 

 euphrdsia, gladness, joy), a genus 

 of interesting plants, Ord. Scroph- 

 ulariacese : Euphrasia officin- 

 alis, 8f'fis'.in>dl f -is (L. officinalis, 

 officinal from officina, a work- 

 shop), eye-bright or euphrasy, so 

 called because formerly used in 

 ophthalmia. 



Euryale, n., ur'i'al-e(GY. Euruale, 

 one of the Gorgons), a genus of 

 handsome Water-plants, whose fine 

 large leaves float on the surface 

 of the water, Ord. Kymphseacese. 



Euryangium, n. , ur'-i-anj-l-um (Gr. 

 eurus, broad ; anggos, a vessel), 

 a genus of plants, Ord. Umbell- 

 iferse : Euryangium sumbul, 

 sum'bul (an Eastern name), the 

 sumbul root, brought to this 

 country in large pieces like huge 

 bungs, a nervin stimulant said to 

 be employed in Germany and 

 Russia with success against 

 cholera. 



Eustachian tube, us-tak't-dn 

 (after Eustacliius, its discoverer), 

 in anat. , a tube or canal extending 

 from behind the soft palate to the 

 tympanum of the ear, to which 

 it conveys the air : Eustachian 

 valve, a fold of the lining mem- 

 brane of the right auricle of the 

 heart, supposed to assist in the 

 proper direction of the foetal blood 

 current. 



Eustrongylus, n., te'tr&ng<g&-fa 

 (Gr. eu, well j stronggulos, round, 

 globular), a genus of intestinal 

 worms : Eustrongylus gigas, 

 jig'-ds (L* gigas, a giant), a 

 species found in the kidneys, 

 bladder, and other parts of the 

 horse, ox, dog, etc. 



Eutassa, n., u-tds'-sa (Gr. eu, well; 

 tasso, I set in order), a genus of 

 trees, Ord. Coniferae : Eutassa 

 excelsa, Zlc-s&ls'-d (L. excelsus, 

 lofty, high), the Norfolk Island 

 pine, famed for its size and for 

 its wood. 



Euterpe, n., u-terp'e(Gr. euterpes, 

 pleasing, charming fiomEuterpe, 

 one of the Muses), a fine genus of 

 palms, some attaining a height of 

 40 feet, Ord. Palmse : Euterpe 

 montana, mon-tan'-d (L. mon- 

 tdnus t mountain from mons, a 

 mountain), the cabbage palm, the 

 terminal buds of which are used as 

 culinary vegetables : E. oleracea, 

 Sl'-Zr-a'-se-d (L. olerdcVus, resem- 

 bling herbs from dlus, a herb), 

 the tallest of American palms, 

 the white hearts of the green tops 

 of which are eaten. 



Eutoca, n., u'tok-a (Gr. eutokos, 

 prolific), a genus of very pretty 

 flowering plants, Ord. Hydro- 

 phyllacese. 



evacuant, n., Z-vak'-u-ant (L. evac- 

 udtus, emptied out from e, out ; 

 vacuus, empty), a medicine used 

 for producing evacuation. 



eversion, n., e-ver'-shun (L. ever- 

 sio, a turning out or expulsion 

 from e, out ; versus, turned), the 

 protrusion of organs from a cavity; 



