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structure resembling a fringe : 

 firnbriated, a., flm'-bri-aM, 



fringed at the margin. 



finger and toe, a diseased form of 

 turnip growth, in which the bulbs 

 are divided into two or more 

 forks. 



first intention, the healing up of 

 a cut or wound without suppur- 

 ation. 



fissile, a., fis'-sil (L. fissilis, that 

 may be split from jissus, cleft 

 or split), having a tendency to 

 become split or divided. 



fissilinguia, n . , fis'-si- ting'gwi' a 

 (L. fissus, cleft ; lingua, the 

 tongue), a division of Lacertilia 

 having bifid tongues. 



fission, n. , fish'un (L. fissus, cleft 

 or split), in zool., multiplication 

 by means of a process of self-div- 

 ision ; in bot., the division of an 

 organ which is usually entire : 

 fissiparous, a., fis-stp'ar-us (L. 

 pario, I produce), applied to the 

 multiplying or increasing certain 

 animal forms by the self-division 

 of the individual into two or more 

 parts, each of which becomes a 

 perfect creature, similar to the 

 parent original ; in bot. , propag- 

 ating by a division of cells ; div- 

 iding spontaneously in to two parts 

 by means of a septum : fissipara, 

 n. plu. ,fis-sip f -ar'd, aname applied 

 to those creatures which propag- 

 ate by spontaneous fission : fissi- 

 paration, n., fis'si-pdr'd'shun, 

 the act or process of propagating 

 by spontaneous fission, as among 

 the Infusoria and Polyps, etc. 



Fissirostres, n. plu^fis'si-rd's'trez 

 (L. fissus, cleft ; rostrum, a beak), 

 a Sub - order of the perching 

 birds. 



fissura palpebrarum, fis-sur'-a, 

 palp'Z'brdr'um (L. fissura, a 

 cleft, a chink ; palp$bra, the eye- 

 lid, palpebrarum, of the eyelids), 

 the fissure of the eyelids ; the 

 interval between the angles of 

 the eyelids. 



fissure, n., fisti>uT (L. jissura, a 



cleft or slit; F. fissure), a straight 

 slit in an organ for the discharge 

 of its contents ; a slit or cleft. 



fistula, n., fist'-ul'd (L. fistula, a 

 hollow reed), a narrow channel 

 or tube leading to a cavity con- 

 taining matter or dead bone, or 

 communicating with the intest- 

 inal canal or other cavity, and 

 lined with a membrane wilich 

 secretes a puriform fluid ; a deep 

 narrow u]cer or sore ; fistular, a., 

 fist'-ul-ar, also fistulous, a,.,fist- 

 ul-us, having the nature of a fist- 

 ula ; in bot., hollow like the 

 stem of grasses. 



flabelliform, &. , flab-el'-li-fdrm (L. 

 fiabellum, a fan ; forma, shape), 

 in bot., shaped like a fan; plaited 

 like a fan. 



flaccid, a., flak'sid (L. flaccidus, 

 flabby, withered), soft and weak; 

 wanting in stiffness. 



Flacourtieae, n. plu.,/a'oor.^.e 

 (in honour of Flacourt, a French 

 botanist), a tribe of shrubs or 

 small trees, Ord. BixaceaB : Fla- 

 courtia, fla-boor'-shi-a, a genus of 

 ornamental fruit trees or shrubs, 

 some bearing edible fruits, and 

 others useful in medicine : F. 

 ramontchi, ra-mon'tshi (a native 

 name), a species from Madagascar, 

 bearing leaves and fruit similar 

 to those of a plum. 



flagellum, n., fla-jel'lum (L. fla- 

 gellum, a whip, a scourge), in 

 bot., a runner ; a creeping stem, 

 bearing rooting buds at different 

 points, as in the strawberry ; the 

 lash -like appendage exhibited by 

 many Infusoria: flagelliform, a., 

 fia-jettlifd'rm (L. forma, shape), 

 tapering and supple like a whip : 

 flagellate, a.,fid'jel'ldt, in same 

 sense ; having a long lash-like 

 appendage. 



flavescent, &.,fidv-$s'$nt (L. flav- 

 esco, I become golden-yellow), in 

 bot., growing yellow : flavicant, 

 &.,flav'>ik-ant, yellow. 



fleam, n., flem (F. flamme, a 

 lancet ; Dut. vlieme, a sharp- 



