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basin), in anat., the bony cavity 

 which contains the organs of 

 generation, and made up of 

 the * two ossa innominata, ' the 

 'sacrum,' and the * coccyx' ; the 

 basal portion of the cup of 

 crinoids ; the expanded part of 

 the ureter which joins thekidney: 

 pelvic, a., p&tflk, of or relating 

 to the pelvis : pelvic extremity, 

 the lowest part of the pelvis at 

 the fork : pelvic cellulitis, sH'-ul- 

 lt'-is (L. cetta, a store-room ; itis, 

 inflammation), an inflammatory 

 symptom of the cellular tissue 

 which surrounds the bladder and 

 womb. 



pemphygus, n., p&mf'-lg-us (Gr. 

 pemphix, a blister, pemphigos, of 

 a blister), in med., an eruption 

 of bulla on the skin of various 

 sizes. 



Penseaceaa, n. plu., pZn'e-d'-sZ-e 

 (after P. Pena, an early botanist 

 and author), the Sarcocollads, or 

 Sarcocol family, a small Order of 

 evergreen shrubs : Penaeeae, n. 

 plu., p$n'e'8-e, a Sub-order: 

 Penaea, n., p^n-e'-a, a genus of 

 plants : Pensea sarcocolla, sdrlc'- 

 o-kdl'.la (Gr. sarx, flesh ; Mia, 

 glue), a species which with 

 others is supposed to yield the 



fum-resin called Sarcocol, used 

 y the Hottentots in dressing 

 wounds. 

 pendulous, a., pVnd'-ul'tis (L. 



fendtilus, hanging from pend%6, 

 hang downwards), in bot., 

 inclined so that the apex is 

 pointed vertically downwards ; 

 applied to ovules which are hung 

 from the upper part of the ovary. 



penicillate, a., pen'-is-il'-tat (L. 

 penicillum, a little tail, a painter's 

 brush), in bot. , pencilled ; having 

 a tufted stigma resembling a 

 camel-hair brush, as in the 

 nettle ; bordered or tipped with 

 pencil-like hairs. 



Penicillium, n., pln'-is-il'-ll-urn 

 (L. penicillum, a painter's brush 

 or pencil), a genus of plants, Ord. 



Fungi, so named from the form 

 of their filaments: Penicillium 

 glaucum, gld/wJc^um (L. glaucux, 

 bluish-grey), one of the most 

 common moulds occurring in 

 organic infusions, on books, etc. 



penis, n., pen'-is (L. penis, a tail), 

 the male organ of generation. 



penniform, a., p&n'ni-Jvrm (L. 

 penna, a feather ; forma, shape), 

 resembling the plume of a 

 feather ; having the appearance 

 of the feather of a pen. 



penninerved, a., pen'-ni-nervd (L. 

 penna, a feather ; nervus, a nerve), 

 having ribs running straight 

 from the midrib to the margin ; 

 having veins disposed like the 

 parts of a feather. 



pentacoccous, a., p&ntf&'kiftfiis 

 (Gr. pente, five ; Icokkos, a kernel), 

 splitting into fine cocci ; having 

 five grains or seeds. 



Pentadesma, n., pZntf-a-dZztmd 

 (Gr. pente, five ; dZsme, a bundle, 

 a bunch), a genus of handsome, 

 lofty-growing trees, Ord. Guttif- 

 eree, which have their stamens 

 disposed in five bundles : Penta- 

 desma butyracea, but'ir>ds't-a 

 (L. butyrum, butter), the butter 

 and tallow tree of Sierra Leone, 

 so named from the solid oil 

 furnished by the fruit. 



pentagonal, a., p&nt-ag'-o'n-al (Gr. 

 ptnte, five ; goriea, a corner or 

 angle), in bot., having five 

 angles with convex spaces between 

 them. 



pentagynous, a., ftnt-adj'fa'fa 

 (Gr. pente, five ; gune, a female), 

 in lot., having five styles. 



pentamerous, a., p$nt-am'-8r-us 

 (Gr. pente, five ; meros, a part), 

 in bot., composed of five parts ; 

 having its different whorls in 

 fives, or multiples of that 

 number; in zool, having five 

 joints on the tarsus of each leg : 

 pentamera,n. plu., pent-am'Zr-a, 

 a section of the beetle tribe 

 having five joints on the tarsus 

 of each leg. 



