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lot., inside walls, as in an ovary, 

 or fruit. 



parietin, n., pdr-i'-Ztnn (L. pari- 

 es, a wall, parish's, of a wall), a 

 yellow colouring matter found in 

 * Parmelia parietina, ' Ord. Lich- 

 enes, also called ' Chrysophanic 

 acid' ; see 'Parmelia.' 



parietosplanchnic, a., pdr-l'-U-o- 

 splangk'mk (L. paries, a wall, 

 parietis, of a wall ; splangchna, 

 bowels or entrails), denoting one 

 of the nervous ganglia of the 

 Mollusca, which supplies the walls 

 of the body, and the viscera. 



pari-pinnate, a., pdr r -i-pin f -ndt (L. 

 par, equal ; Eng. pinnate), in 

 bot. , having a compound pinnate 

 leaf, ending in two leaflets. 



Paritium, n., par-ish'-l-^m (par- 

 Iti, said to be its Malabar name), 

 a genus of plants, Ord. Malvacese : 

 Paritium elatum, el-at'tim (L. 

 eldtus, productive), a species 

 whose bark furnishes the Cuba 

 bast : P. tiliaceum, til'-i-a'-se-um, 

 (L. tilidc&us, pert, to the Linden 

 tree from tUia, the Linden or 

 Lime tree), the pariti of Malabar, 

 yields a fibrous bark, which is 

 made into fine matting, cordage, 

 pack-thread, etc. 



Parmelia, n., par-mel'-i-a (L. 

 parma, Gr. parme, a small 

 round shield ; Gr. hello, I en- 

 close), a genus of Lichens, found 

 on rocks, trunks of trees, etc., 

 several of which are used in dye- 

 ing : Parmeliar parietina, par- 

 I'-H-ln'-d (L. paries, a wall, parl- 

 Vtis, of a wall, so named from 

 the places of their growth, as 

 old walls, etc. ), a species produc- 

 ing ' parietin, ' which see. 



Parmentiera, n., par'-m&n'tl'Zr-d 

 (Sp. paramento, ornament), a S. 

 American genus of plants, Ord. 

 Bignoniacese, bearing peculiar, 

 fleshy, cylindrical fruit : Par- 

 mentiera cereifera, ser'-g-if-Zr-a 

 (L. cerZus, waxen from cera, 

 wax ; fero, I bear), a species 

 found in Panama, called the 

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Can die -tree, whose fruit, often 

 four feet long, somewhat resemble 

 yellow wax candles : P. edulis, 

 ed-ul'-ts (L. edulis, eatable from 

 edo, I eat), a species whose fruit 

 is eaten by the Mexicans. 



Parnassia, n.,pdr>nds f -si'd (Mount 

 Parnassus, the fabled abode of 

 the gods, and therefore of grace 

 and beauty), a genus of elegant 

 plants, Ord. Hypericacese : Par- 

 nassia palustris, pal-us'-tris (L. 

 pdluster or palustris, marshy 

 from pdlus, a marsh), Grass of 

 Parnassus, has remarkable, gland- 

 like bodies between the stamens. 



paronychia, n., pdr'-on-ik'-l-d (Gr. 

 paronuchia, a whitlow from 

 para, beside ; onux, the nail), a 

 whitlow or felon. 



Paronychiacese, n. plu., pdr'8n> 

 ik f -l'd f 'S&-e (Gr. para, beside ; 

 onux, a nail, a claw), the Knot- 

 wort family, an Order of plants 

 having a slight degree of astring- 

 ency : Paronychia, n., pdr'-on- 

 ik'i'd, a genus of plants, so named 

 as supposed to cure whitlow. 



parotid, a., pdr-ot'-ld (Gr. parotis, 

 a tumour under the ears, parot- 

 Idis, of a tumour under the ears 

 from para, beside ; ous, the 

 ear), applied to two glands, one 

 on each side, just below and in 

 front of the ear, which secrete a 

 great portion of the saliva, being 

 most active during the process of 

 mastication : parotitis, n. , par'* 

 ot-lt'-is, inflammation of the par- 

 otid glands ; mumps. 



parovarium, n., par'-d-var'-i-urn 

 (Gr. para, beside ; ovdrmm, an 

 ovary), a group of scattered tub- 

 ules lying transversely between 

 the Fallopian tube and ovary. 



paroxysm, n., pdr'-8ks'izm (Gr. 

 paroxusmos, excitement, exas- 

 peration from para, beside ; 

 oxunein, to sharpen), a recurrence 

 of the symptoms of a disease at 

 equal or unequal intervals ; a 

 recurring increase and exacerba- 

 tion of a disease. 



