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napus, a turnip ; forma, shape), 

 turnip-shaped. 



Narcissus, n., ndr-sls'-sus (Gr. 

 Narkissos, L. Narcissus, a man's 

 name, a flower from Gr. narke, 

 torpor, so called from the effect 

 of its perfume on the nerves), a 

 genus of favourite garden plants, 

 Ord. Amaryllidacese, whose 

 flowers grow upon a scape and 

 have a cup at their mouth, 

 including such species as Daffo- 

 dils, Jonquils, and Tazettas, of 

 soft and varied colours, and sweet 

 scent : Narcissus pseudo-nar- 

 cissus, sud'-o (Gr. pseudo, false), 

 the Daffodil whose flowers are 

 said to be poisonous : N. poeticus, 

 pd'et'-ik'US (L. poeticus, poetical 

 from poeta, a poet) ; N. jon- 

 quilla, jting-kwil'ld (F. jonquille, 

 one of the Daffodil species) ; N. 

 odorus, od-or'-us (L. odor us, 

 sweet - smelling from odor, 

 smell) ; N. pseudo-narcissus ; 

 N. Tazetta, t&z-U'.tti, (Tazetta, 

 Spain), the bulbs of these and 

 some other species are emetic. 



narcotic, a., ndr-kftt'-ik (Gr. nar- 

 kotikos, having the power to 

 benumb from narke, torpor), 

 having the power of producing 

 drowsiness, sleep, or stupor : 

 narcotics, n. plu., ndr-kSt-iks, 

 substances which procure sleep ; 

 substances which may procure 

 sleep by relieving pain : narcot- 

 ism, n., ndr'kdt-izm, such effects 

 as giddiness, headache, dimness 

 of sight, partial stupor, produced 

 by narcotic substances. 



Nardostachys, n., ndrd-Ss'tak-is 

 (Heb. nard, Gr. nardos, spike- 

 nard of the ancients; Gr. stachus, 

 an ear, a spike), a genus of 

 plants, Ord. Valerianacese : 

 Nardostachys jatamansi, jatf 

 a-'nians'-l (unascertained), the 

 spikenard of the ancients, highly 

 prized on account of its perfume. 



nares, n. plu., nar'-ez (L. naris, a 

 nostril, ndres, nostrils), the 

 openings of the nose, anterior and 



posterior ; the nostrils : septum 

 narium, s&pt'-um nar'-t-um (L. 

 septum, a fence, a wall ; narium, 

 of the nostrils), the internal 

 walls of the nostrils, chiefly 

 formed by the central plate of the 

 ethmoid bone and the vomer. 



Narthex, n., ndrth'eks (Gr. narth- 

 ex, a plant resembling fennel), a 

 genus of plants, Ord. Umbellif- 

 erse : Narthex asafcetida, as'-a* 



fet'id-a (L. asa, a gum ; foztidus, 

 fetid), a species which yields the 

 asafcetida, a gum resin of highly 

 offensive odour, much used in 

 medicine. 



nasal, a., naz'-al (L. ndsus, the 

 nose), of or pert, to the nose ; 

 formed or affected by the nose : 

 naso-, prefix, ndz'o, denoting 

 connection with the nose. 



nascent, a., nas'ent (L. nascens, 

 being in its birth, gen. nascentis 

 from nascor, I am born), be- 

 ginning to exist or grow ; in the 

 moment of formation : nascency, 

 n., nas'&ns-i, the beginning of 

 production. 



nassology, n., nas-so'l f -6'-j ! t (Gr. 

 nasso, 1 stuff; logos, discourse), 

 the art of preparing specimens 

 of animal bodies, or the art of 

 stuffing them. 



Nasturtium, n., nas-ter'shi-um 

 (L. nasus, the nose ; tor turn, to 

 twist), Tropoeolum majus, Ord. 

 Tropoeolacese ; the common 

 Indian cress whose unripe 

 fruit has been preserved and used 

 as pickles. 



natant, a., ndtf&nt (L. natans, 

 swimming, gen. natantis from 

 nato, I swim), swimming; floating 

 on the surface : natatores, n. 

 plu., ndt'-at'dr'-ez, the Order of 

 the swimming birds : natatory, 

 a., ndt'-at-or'-i, formed or adapted 

 for swimmimg. 



nates, n. plu., ndt'ez (L. nates, 

 the rump, the buttocks), the 

 prominent parts formed by the 

 glutei muscles; the buttocks: nates 

 cerebri, $%r f *$b-rl (L. cerebrum, 



