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fusiform, a. , fuz'-i-form (L.fusus, 

 a spindle ; forma, shape), shaped 

 like a spindle ; tapering at both 

 ends. 



Galactodendron, n., gal-akt'o- 

 dend'-rtin (Gr. gala, milk, gal- 

 aktos, of milk ; dendron, a tree), 

 a lofty-growing tree, called the 

 cow-tree because its milky juice 

 is used as a substitute for milk ; 

 also called Brosmium utile, Ord. 

 Moracese. 



galactophorous, a., gal'-aJct-tif- 

 6r>&s (Gr. gala, milk, galaktos, 

 of milk ; phoreo, I carry), con- 

 veying milk or white juice ; 

 applied to certain ducts or 

 canals in the mamma which 

 convey the milk to the summit of 

 the mammilla. 



galangal, a., gal'-an-gal (native 

 name ; Sp. galanga, a species of 

 the arrowroot), applied to a dried 

 root brought from China, having 

 an aromatic smell and a pungent 

 bitter taste, formerly used in 

 medicine ; the root - stock of 

 Alpinia officinarum, Ord. Zingib- 

 eracese. 



Galanthus, n., gal-ant'ti-us (Gr. 

 gala, milk ; anlhos, a flower, 

 alluding to the milk - white 

 flowers), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Amaryllidaceae : Galanthus niv- 

 alis, nw-al'-is (L. nivdlis, of or 

 belonging to snow from nix, 

 snow), the common snowdrop : 

 G. plicatus, plilc-at'-us (L. plic- 

 atus, folded), a larger and finer 

 species of snowdrop, native of 

 the Crimea. 



galbanum, n., gdlb^dn-iim (L. 

 galbanum, Gr. chalbane, the resin- 

 ous sap of a Syrian plant), the 

 resinous gum of an umbelliferous 

 plant imported from India and 

 the Levant. 



galbulus, n., galb'-ul-tts (L. galb- 

 ulus, Sp. galbulo, the nut or little 

 round ball of the cypress tree), 

 in bot., a modification of the 

 cone, where the apex of each 



carpellary scale is much enlarged 

 or fleshy, so that collectively they 

 form a round, compact fruit. 



gale, n., gal or gal f -% (probably 

 Norse galen, angry, mad; or Icel. 

 gala, to sing from its supposed 

 medical qualities ; F. gale], the 

 Myrica gale ; the gale, Scotch 

 myrtle, or bog myrtle, a native 

 fragrant bush, common to marshy 

 grounds and damp heaths in 

 Britain, Ord. Myricaceae. 



galea, n., gal'-Z-a (L. gdlea, a 

 helmet, a headpiece), in bot., a 

 sepal or petal shaped like a hel- 

 met: galeate, a., gaV-e-at, shaped 

 in a hollow vaulted manner like 

 a helmet. 



Galiese, n. plu., gal-i'$-e (Gr. gala, 

 milk from the flowers of one of 

 the species being used for curdling 

 milk), one of the three series or 

 Sub-orders into which the Ord. 

 Rubiacese has been divided ; also 

 named 'Stellatae,' because they 

 have verticillate leaves : Galium, 

 n., gal'-i-tim, a genus of plants, 

 common weeds. 



galipea, n., gatti-pe'd (a native 

 name; Sp. galipot, white frankin- 

 cense), a genus of plants found in 

 Venezuela, Ord. Rutacese : Gali- 

 pea cusparia. kus-par'-i-d (L. cus- 

 pis, a spear; but not ascertained); 

 also G. officinalis, df-fis'm>al'.is 

 (L. officinalis, officinal from 

 officina, a workshop), plants which 

 supply the Angostura bark, used 

 as a tonic and febrifuge. 



gall, n., gdwl (AS. gealla, gall ; 

 geakw, yellow ; Ger. galle, gall ; 

 gelb, yellow), a bitter, yellow- 

 ish - green fluid secreted by the 

 liver ; bile : gall-bladder, n., 

 a small pear - shaped sac which 

 receives the bile from the liver : 

 gall - stone, n., a concretion 

 formed from the gall. 



gall, n., gdwl, also gall-nut (L. 

 galla, F. galk, the oak-apple; It, 

 galla, a bubble, an oak-gall), hard, 

 round excrescences on the Quercus 

 infectoria, caused by the punctures, 



