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vein of the neck ; applied to the 

 ventral fins of fishes, placed 

 "beneath or in advance of the 

 pectorals. 



julep, n.,jdl'-$p (Pers. jullab from 

 gulab, rose water and julep ; Sp. 

 juUpe, julep ; Mod. Gr. zoulo, 

 I squeeze out juice), a mixture 

 as of water and sugar, to serve 

 as a vehicle for a medicine ; an 

 alcoholic beverage compounded 

 and flavoured. 



Juncacese, n. plu., jung-kds'-e*e (L. 

 juncus, a rush ; jungo, I join or 

 weave), the Rush family, an 

 Order of herbaceous plants : 

 Juncas, n., jung'kds, a genus 

 of plants found in moist situa- 

 tions, or growing among water 

 used for domestic purposes : 

 Juncas glaucus, gldwk'-us (L. 

 glaucus, Gr. glaukos, bluish- 

 grey), the hard rush, used in the 

 manufacture of rush fabrics : J. 

 effusus, Zf-fuz'us (L. effusus, 

 poured out, shed), the soft rush : 

 J. conglomerates, k8n-gldm'$r- 

 at' us (L. conglomerdtus, rolled 

 together from con, together ; 

 glomero, I wind into a ball), the 

 hollow rush : junciform, a. , jun'- 

 si-ftirm (L. forma, shape), like a 

 rush ; long and slender : juncous, 

 a. , jfmg'kus, full of rushes. 



Juncaginacese, n. plu., jung-kadj' 

 in'd's8>e (L. juncus, a rush, and 

 probably ago, I move, I drive), 

 a Sub-order of the Ord. Alis- 

 macese or Water- Plantain family, 

 found growing in ponds and 

 marshes with minute green 

 flowers ; some resemble rushes, 

 others are floating plants. 



Jungermanniese, n. plu., t /^?i^-^e>- 

 mdn-nl'-e-e (after Jungermann, a 

 German botanist), the Scale 

 mosses, a Sub- order of plants, 

 Ord. Hepaticse : Jungermannia, 

 n., jung'-ger-man'm-d, a genus of 

 plants, usually found in little 

 patches upon trees or rocks, or in 

 damp places on the earth. 



Juniperus, n., jdn-ip'-er-us (L. 



juniperus, the juniper tree), a 

 well-known genus of shrubs, Ord. 

 Coniferse : Juniperus communis, 

 kom'mun'is (L. communis, 

 common), the common juniper 

 whose berries are used in the 

 manufacture of Hollands or gin, 

 and medicinally as a diuretic, as 

 well as an oil procured from them: 

 J. Sabina, sab -In' a (L. Sabinus, 

 Sabine, because employed by 

 the Sabine priests in their cere- 

 monies), the plant Savin, the 

 young branches and leaves of 

 which contain an active, volatile 

 oil, used as an anthelmintic and 

 emenagogue : J. Bermudiana, 

 ber-mud'i-dn'd (of or from Ber- 

 muda}, a species whose wood 

 furnishes Pencil Cedar : juniper, 

 n., j6n f 'ip>er, the English name 

 of the 'J. communis.' 



Justicia, n., jus-tish'i>a (after 

 Justice, a Scotch botanist), an 

 extensive ornamental genus of 

 flowering plants, Ord. Acanth- 

 acese ; a deep-blue dye is obtained 

 from a species in China. 



jute, n , jdt (an Indian name), 

 the fibres of the ' Corchorus 

 capsularis ' and 'C. olitorius,' 

 extensively used in the manu- 

 facture of coarse cloths and 

 cordage, and in mixing with 

 other fibres in finer cloths. 



Kalmia, n., leal' mi- a (after Kalm, 

 a Swedish naturalist), a genus of 

 very handsome hardy shrubs, 

 Ord. Ericaceae, some of whose 

 species are poisonous and nar- 

 cotic. 



kamela, n., Tcam'-'el'd (Bengalee 

 kamala), bright - red, semi- 

 translucent, resinous glandules 

 covering the surface of the tricoc- 

 cous fruit of Rottlera tinctoria, 

 Ord. Euphorbiaceae, an Indian 

 tree, used as a remedy against 

 the tapeworm. 



kelis, n. , kel'te (Gr. belie, a stain, or 

 chele, a claw or talon), another 

 name for keloid; a disease of the 



