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GIZ 



pert, to a germ : germinal 

 vesicle, in bot. and zool., a cell 

 contained in the embryo sac from 

 which the embryo is developed ; 

 the small vesicular body within 

 the ovum or the yolk of the egg : 

 germination, n., jerm'in-af-shun, 

 the first beginning of vegetation 

 in seed ; the first act of growth. 



Gesneracese, n. plu., gte'-nZr-a'-se-e 

 (after the botanist Gesner, of 

 Zurich), the Gesnera family, an 

 extensive Order of little, soft- 

 wooded herbs or shrubs, generally 

 possessing considerable beauty, 

 natives chiefly of the warmer 

 regions of America : Gesnera, n. , 

 g$s'n$r-a, a genus whose species 

 are very handsome plants. 



gestation, n., gest-a'-shun (L. gest- 

 dtio, a bearing or carrying from 

 gesto, I bear or carry), the period 

 during which females carry the 

 embryo in the womb from con- 

 ception to delivery ; the state of 

 pregnancy. 



Geum, ge'-um (Gr. geuo, I give to 

 taste, I entertain), a genus of 

 ornamental plants, Ord. Kosacese, 

 distinguished by astringent and 

 tonic qualities : Geum urbanum, 

 erb'dn'um (L. urbdnus, belonging 

 to the city or town from urbs, 

 a city), the common and water 

 avens; andG. rivale, rw-dl'e (L. 

 rivalis, belonging to a brook 

 from rlvus, a small stream), have 

 been employed as tonics and as- 

 tringents, and for efficacy have 

 been compared to Cinchona: G. 

 coccineum, kok-sm'-8-tim (L. coc* 

 emeus, of a scarlet colour from 

 coccum, the berry of the scarlet 

 oak), an extremely handsome 

 species. 



gibber, n., gffi-l&r (L. gibber, 

 crook-backed, hunch-backed ', gib- 

 bus, hunched, humped), in bot., 

 a pouch at the base of a floral 

 envelope: gibbosity, n., gib -bos 

 i-ti, a round or swelling promin- 

 ence ; in bot., a swelling at the 

 base of an organ : gibbous, a., 



gtb'biis, swollen at the base; 

 having a distinct swelling at some 

 part of the surface. 



gid, n., gid (a corruption of giddy, 

 unsteady, alluding to their totter- 

 ing gait ; Norse gidda, to shake, 

 to tremble), the disease called 

 ' sturdy ' among sheep, caused by 

 parasites on the "brain, viz. the 

 Coenurus cerebralis. 



GilliesiaceaB, n. plu., gtl-ltztt-a'- 

 s$-e (after Dr. Gillies, of Chili), 

 the Gilliesia family, an Order of 

 herbs with tunicated bulbs, grass- 

 like leaves, and umbellate, spath- 

 aceous flowers : Gilliesia, n., gll- 

 liz'-i-a, a genus of the Order. 



gills, n. plu. , gilz (AS. geaflas, the 

 chaps, the jaws ; Swed. gel, a 

 jaw, the gill of a fish), the organs 

 of breathing in fishes, forming 

 reddish fibrous flaps, or fringe- 

 like processes, placed on both 

 sides of the head ; in bot., the 

 thin vertical plates on the under 

 side of the cap of certain Fungi. 



ginger, n.,jmf-er (F. gingembre, 

 L. zingiber, ginger), the under- 

 ground stem or rhizome of the 

 Indian plant Zingiber officinale, 

 also named Amomum zingiber, 

 Ord. Zingiberaceae, used as an 

 aromatic stimulant. 



gingivse, n. plu., jin-jiv'-e (L. gin- 

 glva, a gum), the gums ; a dense 

 fibrous tissue, very closely con- 

 nected with the periosteum of the 

 alveolar processes, and covered by 

 a red mucous membrane : gingiv- 

 itis, n., jm f -jiv'it f 'is, inflammation 

 of the gums. 



ginglymus, n., gtng f -gttm"&8 (Gr. 

 gingglumos, the hinge of a door, 

 a joint), in anat., a joint which 

 allows motion in two directions 

 only, as the joint of the elbow 

 and the lower jaw : ginglymoid, 

 a., ging'-glim-oyd (Gr. eidos, re- 

 semblance), resembling a hinge. 



gizzard, n., giz'zerd (F. gtsier, a 

 gizzard; Prov. F. grezie, a gizzard 

 from gres, gravel), the strong 

 muscular division of the stomacS 



