ACT- 
inocarpous putes piis)@. [Gk. 
ores ray; karpos, fruit.| Appl. 
plants _— Rowers and fruit radially 
arranged (6 
actinodrome letin’ édro6m) a. [Gk. 
aktis, ray; dromo. me a running.] 
Veined palmately (4o¢ 
actinogonidial ak’tindgdmid'is al) 2. 
[Gk. aktis, ray; gonos, offspring.] 
ii, radiately arranged genital 
organs as in Stelleroids — 
actinoid een, age [Gk. aktis, ray ; 
eidos, S ayed, star-shaped. 
nomere 5 (aktin’émér) 7. [Gk. aett tis, 
ray ; — part.] A radial seg- 
ment (za. 
ac peeaom one (ak’tindmé6r fik), actino- 
morphous (ak’tindmér’fiis) 2. [Gk. 
aktis, ray ; — é, shape.] Appi. 
flowers which can be divided into 
like halves oy = vertical section 
t oo the centre; radiosym- 
actin oat (Ak’tindst) 7. [Gk. akizs, ray ; 
osteon, bone.| Basal bone of the 
aktis, ray; stoma, mouth.] The 
9) ee oral ees Se of the star- 
sh 
actinotriehitim (ak’tinétrik’iim) =. 
[Gk. aktis, ray; thrix, hair. 
delicate unjointed horny fibre of 
mesoblastic origin found at the 
edge of all the fins in adult Tele- 
ostomes, probably homologous with 
the ceratotrichia of Elasmobranchs 
(z00 
actinotrocha in gga [Gk. 
aktis, ray; tro chos, el.) Free- 
swimming larval ses a Phoronis 
zool. 
actinula . (aktin’il 4) a. [Gk. _ 
 ) A larval stage in some H 
usae, in which a er a dail 
eee h, and tacles are formed, 
and cell differentiation has taken 
place before the larva is set free 
aculeate (Akii’leat) @. [L. ac “aculeu US, 
prickle, thorn.] Having caciien 
aculeus (aki’léis) » [L. aculeus, 
ADE- 
—— A prickle cas — 
the bark, as in the rose (é04.) ; 
stin satan ol.). 
acuminate (4ki’minat) a, [L. acumen, 
oint. rawn out into a long 
ts tapering (dof); pointed 
(z00 
acuminiferous (Akiminifériis) a. [L. 
acumen, point; /erre, to carry.] 
c ulate (Ak’imin‘ulat) a. 
ee dim. of acumen, point. | 
ing a very sharp tapering point. 
suatetiban'e. [L. ac eer goes set 
Endi ng in a sharp poin 
acyclic (Asik’lik) @ (Gk. a, oro 3 
hkyklos, circle.] * Appl. 
which the series of floral leaves are 
arranged in a spiral; off. 
(407.). 
adamantoblast (idiman’ rig 2 a 
[L. adamas, diamond ; Gk. tos, 
cell 
lower forms the enamel organ con- 
sists — of <0 rar (zool.). 
ambala’kral) a. 
Lo 8s to ; eatureitn to walk.] 
Appl. ossicles re structure adjacent 
to the = ral areas in Echino- 
a Zool. 
ad, t 
ducere, — gr ] Any muscle which 
bri my e part towards another 
(an 
saeiblente (Adésid’aat) a. [L. 
rom ; de, from; cadere, to 
ce po fallin ng, or coming 
nthe (dot.) ; 
appl. aacenta & (zo 
elocodonic (adelaide ‘tk, adé’- 
lékédén‘ik) a. [Gk. adelos, con- 
