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n., nQr'8tf$m*$ dissection of the 

 nerves. 



Nicotiana, n.,niJc'dsh<i-dn'a (after 

 Nicot, a Frenchman who first 

 introduced the seeds into France), 

 a genus of plants in very extens- 

 ive use as a popular narcotic, 

 Order Sblanaceae : Nicotiana 

 tobacum, td-bdJc'tim (of or from 

 Tobago, in the "W. Indies), the 

 species chiefly used in Europe as 

 tobacco, which is an energetic 

 narcotic poison : N. repanda, re- 

 pdnd'a (L. repandus, bent back- 

 ward, turned up), a species from 

 whose leaves the small Havaunah 

 cigars are prepared : N. rustica> 

 r&st'-ik-a (L. rusticus, rustic, 

 country), species producing E. 

 Indian,. Latakia, and Turkish 

 tobacco : N, Persica, pers'-ik-a (of 

 or from Persia], produces the 

 finest Shiraz tobacco : Nicotina, 

 nik'St-in'-a, or nicotin, n., nik r - 

 fit-in, the peculiar oily - like 

 alkaloid on which the active 

 properties of the tobacco plant 

 depends ; ' tobacco ' is used in 

 medicine as a sedative in the 

 form of infusion, tincture, or 

 wine. 



nictation, n., nflc-id'-shUn, also* 

 nictitation, n., nikf-ti>td f >shun (L. 

 nictdtum, to make a sign with 

 the eyes), the act of winking. 



nidulant, a., nid'ul-ant (L. nldul- 

 us, a little nest from nidus, a 

 nest), nestling, as a bird in its 

 nest ; in bot. , embedded in pulp, 

 as in a nest : nidtilaria, n. plu. , 

 nid'ul-dr'i-a, a genus of Fungi, 

 growing on rotten leaves, shav- 

 ings of wood, bark, etc., having 

 the appearance of cups, which 

 contain egg - like seeds ; the 

 myceliums of certain Fungi. 



nidus, n., nid'us (L. nidus, a 

 nest), a place where parasites, 

 worms, or insects lodge and lay 

 their eggs .; a hatching place for 

 infectious diseases : nidus hir- 

 undinis, htr'&nd'fa'ls (L. lur- 

 undo, a swallow, hirwndinif, of a 



swallow), the nest of the swallow; 

 a deep fossa of the cerebellum, 

 lying between the posterior med- 

 ullary velum, and the nodulus 

 and uvula. 



Nigella, n. , nig -el' la (L. nigellus, 

 slightly black, dark from nlger, 

 black); a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Ranunculacese, so named from 

 their black seed : Nigella sativa, 

 sat'iv'a (L. satlvus, sown or 

 planted), supposed to be the 

 fitches of Scripture ; black cum- 

 in and fennel flower, the black 

 aromatic seeds of which are used 

 in the East as a substitute for 

 pepper : N. sativa and N. arven- 

 sis, dr>v$ns'is (L. arvensis, field- 

 inhabiting), are species whose 

 seeds are employed in adulter- 

 ating pepper : N. Damascena, 

 dam f 'aS'Sm f 'd (L. damascenus, of 

 or from Damascus); N. Bomana, 

 rom-an'-a, (L. romdnus, of or 

 from Rome)-, and N. Hispanica, 

 liiS'pan'-ik'd (L. hispdnwus, of or 

 from Spain), are species familiarly 

 known by the name of Devil-in -a- 

 bush. 



nigrescent, a., nig^rea^s^nt (L. 

 nigrescens,. growing black from 

 nlger, black), growing dark or 

 black ;. approaching black : nig- 

 ricant, a., nig'-rik-ant, becoming 

 black. 



Nipa, n>., nip' a (native name in 

 the Molluccas), a genus of trees, 

 Ord. Pandanacese, species of 

 which yield a kind of wine from 

 their spadices : Nipa fruticans, 



frdt'-ilc-anz (L. friiticans, putting 

 forth shoots from frutex, a 

 shrub or bush), yields a fruit 

 called the Atap in India. 



nitidous, a., nit'-id-us (L. nitidus, 

 shining), in bot., having a smooth 

 and polished surface ; glossy. 



Nitraria, n., nlt-rdr'-i-ci (L. nit- 

 rum, Gr. nitron, a mineral alkali), 

 a genus of plants, Ord. Malpig- 

 hiacese, curious dwarf -growing 

 shrubs, with flesh yleaves, natives of 

 Central Asia and Northern Africa, 



