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genus of plants, Ord. Legumin- 

 osae, Sub-ord. Papilionacese, the 

 sweet, sub -acrid, and mucilagin- 

 ous juice of whose roots is used 

 as a pectoral : Glycyrrhiza glab- 

 ra, gldb'rd (L. glaber, without 

 hair, smooth), the plant which 

 yields liquorice root, used med- 

 icinally as a demulcent : G. ech- 

 inata, Vlc'-m-at'-a (L. echinatus, 

 set with prickles, prickly) ; and 

 G. glandulifera, gland'-uL-tf-er-ci 

 (L. glandulce, glands ; fero, I 

 bear), also possess a sweetness in 

 their roots and leaves : glycyr- 

 rhizin, n., glfo'-fo-riz'tn, or glyc- 

 ion, n., gtts'i-dn, the peculiar 

 sweet principle in the roots and 

 leaves of the Glycyrrhiza, and 

 other papilionaceous plants ; 

 liquorice-sugar. 



gnathic, a., nath'-ik (Gr. gnathos, 

 the cheek or jaw bone), belonging 

 to the cheek or superior maxilla : 

 gnathites, n. plu., nath-U'ez, in 

 zooL, the masticatory organs of 

 the Crustacea : gnathitis, n., 

 ndth'i&id, inflammation of the 

 jaw : gnatho, ndth'o, a prefix in 

 compounds indicating connection 

 with the jaw. 



gnaurs, n. plu., ndwrs, better 

 spelling gnar or gnarr, ndr (Dut. 

 knarren, to growl; Swed. knarra, 

 to creak ; knorla, to twist or curl), 

 excrescences or warts on the stem 

 of a tree. 



Gnetacese, n. plu., net'd r 'S^-e (from 

 gnemon, a native name), the 

 Joint-firs, an Order of small trees 

 or shrubs, some species bearing 

 eatable, fleshy fruit : Gnetum, 

 n., net'um, a genus whose seeds 

 in India are cooked and eaten, 

 and the green leaves are used as 

 spinach. 



gnomonicus, n., nnt*#9{3;*& (Gr. 

 gnomon, the pin or style of a 

 dial), in bot., applied to a stalk 

 which is bent at right angles. 



goitre, n., goyt^r (F. goitre, a 

 wen), a large tumour or swelling 

 on the fore part of the neck, 



prevalent chiefly in Alpine dis- 

 tricts. 



Gomphocarpus, n., gdrn'/o-kdrp'- 

 tis (Gr. gomphos, a peg, a club ; 

 karpos, fruit), a pretty Cape 

 genus of plants, Ord. Asclepiad- 

 acese : Gomphocarpus frnticosus, 



frdt'-i'Tcozf-fis (L. fruticosus, 

 shrubby from frutex, a shrub), 

 the silk plant of Madeira. 



Gompholobium, n., gtimffd*l6tfl* 

 urn (Gr. gomphos, a peg, a club ; 

 lobos, a pod), a splendid genus of 

 New Holland plants, Ord. Leg- 

 uminosse, Sub-ord. Papilionacese, 

 having club- or wedge-shaped 

 pods : Gompholobium uncinat- 

 um, tin'sin'tit'tim (L. uncindtus, 

 furnished with hooks from 

 uncus, a hook), a species which 

 has poisoned sheep in Swan River 

 Colony. 



gomphosis, n>, gSm-fdz'is (Gr. 

 gomphoS) a peg, a wedge), in anat. , 

 a form of joint in which a conical 

 body is fastened into a socket, as 

 the teeth in the jaw. 



Gomphrena, n,, gdm-fren'a (Gr. 

 gomphos, a club, from the shape 

 of the flowers), a genus of plants 

 having round heads of purple and 

 w r hite flowers, Ord. Amaranth- 

 aceae : Gomphrena globosa, glob- 

 oz'-a (L. globosus, round from 

 gltibuS) a ball, a globe), the Globe 

 amaranth, 



gonangium, n., gdn-an'-ji-um (Gr. 

 gonos, offspring ; anggeion, a 

 vessel), the chitinous receptacle 

 in which the reproductive buds 

 of certain of the Hydrozoa are 

 produced. 



gongylus, n., g$ncf.jil>tis, gongyli, 

 n. plu., gong'-jU-l (Gr. gonggulos, 

 round), in bot., round, hard 

 bodies produced on certain Algae, 

 which become ultimately de- 

 tached, and germinate ; same as 

 * gonidia. ' 



gonidia, n. plu., g8n-fd'>t-a (Gr. 

 gonos, offspring, seed ; eidos, 

 resemblance), green germinating 

 cells in the thallus of lichens 



