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COnicity (ko-nis'i-ti), n. [= F. conii 
+ -('.'/.] 'I'he property of being co 
conicle (kon't-kl), . [< NL. 'cor, 
of L. coitus, a cone : see co<-.] A 
conicocylindrical (kon'i-ko-si-lin'dri-kal), . 
[< ciniii- + i'i/liHilririil.1 Formed like a'cylin- 
Cferlmnlferoni measures, and continue upward through nil 
formation 
[= F. roiiicite; as conic 
being conical. 
NL. "conieultui, dim. comferm (ko-nif'e-rin), . [< fowi/mc + -iV-'.] 
of L. cauiis, a cone: see cunc.] A small cone. ^'I'Tstalline glucoside (CjjHagpg + _'! !._,<> i e\- 
conjecture 
and why.lah-l.inU of the old. (,-) With m.wt lat authors, 
ted i" the frinuilllne anil tana- 
Krlne hinilniplantar oHcin- / i.nnt 
- ln'l22"8 ^ ZHoU) <*- "'-'": -""'" ' lk -- "'"' lanagrn.. 
in coniferous woods, and perhaps in all Conirostrum tko-m-n.s ' triiin), w. [NL. (La- 
wood-tissue. Also called iihiilm. ttesiuy*. I W), < L. ,-.<, cone, + rostrum, 
beak.] A genus of small oscine passerine birds, 
of the family In -nliiiln: n,.> h>vani 
cal bill, and ale n..ti\.- of South An.- 
A 1-0 I ',,,!,, 
conisancet, conisauncet, >' obsolete forms of 
The fir, pine, and other cm,, I-IH/,,I.:/IIII-I . 
sir T. Hr<, M ;v. Misc.TracU, p. OH. conisor (kon'i-z6r), n. Same as rognixir. 
[PI. of conic: see -ic*.] coniform (ko'ni-f6rm), a. [= Sp. coniforme, < conite (ko'nit), . (<Gr. nin-tc, dust, + -ite2.] A 
ic sections. See amir. L. mnux, a cone, + for nut, shape.] In the form nuuwive dolomite. j M color a>li-c;ray or yellow- 
der, but tape'ring from'one end to the other C0nuerous(ko-nife-rus),. f<L,eontffr,6OO 
conkoid (kon'i-koid), . [< conic + -/.] 'in b< - >al ;"''. + -"".* s< ; '""""'- 1 Bearing cones. 
//., a surface of the second degree ; a quad- f tho plne ' , nr .'. and c yP r< -' s ; specifically, be- 
ric surface. longing or relating to the order < tatybra 
conic-ovate (kon'ik-6'vat), a. Ovate, but al- 
most pointed at the smaller end. 
conies (kon'iks), w. 
The doctrine of conic 
conid (kon'id), n. A gastropod of the family 
('iiiiiilir. 
Conidae (kon'i-de), n. ill. [NL., < Cotiim + 
-nlii.\ A family of toxoglossato pectinibran- 
chiate gastropodous mollusks, represented by 
the genus 1'iiinin; the cones or cone-shells. 
They are so ealh-il from the regular inversely conic shape 
of their shells, whirh have a long narrow Ipatun, and 
the outer lip notcheil at the suture. The operciiliini is 
minute or absent, the foot is oblong and truncated, the 
eyes are un the tentacle!, and tin- lingual teeth occur in 
pairs. UioOonoUta. Me cat under Coaut. 
conidia, . Plural of 
of a cone ; conical ~. as, a coniform mountain. ' 8n ~ or greenish-gray, and impure from the pres- 
COniine (ko-ni'in), n. Same as MHMtt . ''"''.' "' silica. 
conima (kon'i-mii), n. [Native name.] Afra- Conium (ko-ni'um), n. [L., < Gr. 
grant resin used' for making pastils, extracted 
from the hyawa or incense-tree, /';</('/ (liiin- 
in/isi', of British Guiana. 
Coninae (ko-ni'ne), . pi. [NL. (Swainson, 
l*-li>), < t'liiinx + -inn-.] A subfamily of >//-i- 
hiiin; made to include true Coniilte as well as 
Conrllu and Tin hi Hum. 
Conine (ko'nin), . [Also written roniini; ronrim- 
(= F. I-IIIIIIIK ); < Cimium + -(<-'.] A volatile 
... .. ,, - - nidium + -a/.] alkaloid (C 8 Hi S N or C 16 H, 5 N) existing in Cn- 
1. lie-luting to or of the nature of conidia. nium mttculittitm, or poison hemlock, of which it 
2. Characterized by the formation of conidia; is the active and poisonous principle. itUanoily =^v.^ .. 8 . D >, -,= p,*,,,-,. mr me K enu 
bearing conidia: as, the coniilinl stage of a liquid, having a strong odor resembling that of mice. It Patella and shells of a DHtelliform anuearance 
fungus Also ,,,,/;,,, ,,,,/,,^ M ,,and ^^^J^S^^G^^^l^^ <*$ A abbreviation^^) of conju^ion, and 
'"' , j], ,[ ,-:,niu ("\ -r**lv nf ^^tiiintfti,^ 
conidiiferous (ko-nid-i-if 'e-jus), a. [< NL coniocyst '(kon'i-o-sist), n. 
I'. A 1111 ill t'l I "If 
(ko-nid'i-al), a. [< eoniilinni 
^ __. ', hem- 
lock. J A genus of umbelliferous plants, eon- 
sitting of tall glaliroiis liiennial lii-rlis, \vitli 
compound leaves and white-tlowen-d umbels. 
'I he |.lil..-||.al .-peele,, I '. : <!,/, ,1 n ,,i j, ;, , 
r..|i. and Asia, and widely naluiali/.i-.l in ,\..ith I 
ica; It H the hemlock i.l the an. 
as IIIIJSMII l.y which condemn.-. I p . : -ul i., 
death. The active principle l> a colorleis, oily alkaline 
fluid, called conine( which ee). The plant lia-< l'.. en mil. h 
used and acteeni. d in nu-diclne an an alterative and seda- 
tive. 
Oonivalvia (ko-ni-val'vi-ii), M. ;;/. [NL. (Cu- 
vier, isoo), < L. conug, cone, + ralra, valve.] A 
section of gastropods proposed for the genus 
[< NL. coniocysta, conjectt (kon-jekt'),. [In sense of conjecture,' 
or branch of the mycelium. See sporophore. 
conidipphorous (ko-nid-i-of'6-rus), a. [As 
<-iiiijiliniilitirc.] Same as conidial, 2. 
conidium (ko-nid 'i-um), n.; pi. conidia (-a). 
[NL. (> F. eoniilic), < Gr. MWC, dust, + -iiun, dim. 
suffix.] In fungi, a propagative 
body which is asexual in its ori- 
gin and functions. In the most 
technical sense, it includes spores form- 
ed either nninelosed, U]MJII hyphre, or 
inclosed, as in the sporangia of Mucor 
and the conceptacles of Sphferopsidt'.ce ; 
but it is more commonly used to desig- 
nate only those uninclosed. 
throw together ; throw ; cast ; hurl. 
Calumnies . . . congested and conifctett at a moss upon 
the Church of England. 
Bp. Mountagu, Appeal to Caesar, p. 288. 
II. intrans. If. To conjecture ; guess. 
One that so Imperfectly cmject* [conceiti In most editions). 
., Othello, ill. 3, 
The Penicillium, or "green mould," 
. . . sends up from its mycelium a 
branching stem, the ramifications of 
which subdivide into a brush-like tuft 
of filaments, each of which bears at 
its extremity a succession of minute 
" beads" termed conitlia, 
W. B. Carftnttr, Micros., 318. 
1834 : so called because they are powdered with 
whitish scales. They have globose eyes and monlli- 
form antenna; ; the wings are not ciliate, and have few 
longitudinal veins, with some transverse ones. The hind 
wings of the male are small. The larva- resemble those of 
Smintktmt*, and are supposed to be predaceous. C. mcina 
o 7 is a North American species. 
Coniferae (ko-nif'e-re), . pi. [NL., fern. pi. of coniospermous (kon'i-o-sper'mus), a. [< Gr. 
L. ci/ir,cdne-beariiig: seecom/er.] Thepriu- """f) Aust, + oirlpua, a seed, + -OM.] Having 
cipal order of gymnospermous exogens, exceed- dust-like spores. 
ing every other order in the value of its timber- comotneca (kon'i-o-the'ka), .; pi. coniotheca; 
supply and of its resinous products, it is cos- \'^- t NL " < Gr - """G d it ' + &>**> a case.] 
mopolitan, but is especially abundant in temperate and In "'-> a n anther-cell. 
mountainous regions, often forming in the northern hemi- COniount, " See conjoun. 
sphere vast forests. It consists of trees or shrubs, mostly rnnirnar.wr fkn rii rna'tirl (),,.. ,.f tl... c..,,, 
evergreenandresinous, usually with subulate (awl-shaped), C )nlro8rer V k - ] t6r}, n. One Of the Cont- 
needle-shaped, or scale-like rigid leaves, and with mono:- ' j , *. , , 
clous or rarely dicecious naked flowers. The male flower COnirostral (ko-ni-ros tral), a. [As Conirostres 
----- (Via +~r . ".'.- L 
conifer (ko ' ni-fer), . [= F. , , . Conidio . 
comfere = Sp. ciiinfero = Pg. phores, and , , Co- 
It. conifero, <T L. conifer, cone- 3L a 
bearing, < conns, a cone, + Tf 
ferre = E. fteori.] In bot., a ( ' 
plant producing cones; one of the Coniferce. 
A group of fungi in which the vegetative por- 
tion is inconspicuous and the spores are very 
numerous, borne singly or in chains on the ends 
of short filaments, and either naked or inclosed 
in a conceptacle ; the dust-fungi. The funjri thus 
artificially grouped together are of widely different affini- 
ties, and are now referred mostly to the Uredittea, Ifulila- 
ijinea;, and Fuu-i/ / u<i'rftcti. _ _ 
conlomycetous (kon'i-o-mi-se'tus), a. [< Conio- 2 - 7. P lan ;, devl . se 5 project. Horn, of the Rose, 
mycetis +-OMS.] Belonging or pertaining to, or Conjectort (Kon-gek tor), n. [< L. conjector, < 
having the characters of, the Conlomycetes : as, cun J lcer ^ comcere, pp. conjectus, conjecture : see 
a conitimycetous fungus. conject.] One who guesses or conjectures. 
Coniopterygidae (kon-i -op - te -rij ' i - de), n. pi. Because he pretends to be a great cunjector at other men 
[NL., < Coniopteryx (-ryg-) +"-irf.] A family ' Kings. liatan. Apology for Smectymnuus. 
of planipenmne neuropterous insects, repre- conjecturable (kon-jek'tu-ra-bl), o. [< conjec- 
sented by the genus Coniopteryx. Burmeister. tare + -aWe.] Capable oif being conjectured or 
Ooniopteryx (kon-i-op'te-riks), n. [NL., < Gr. guessed. 
K6vif, dust, + Tirfpff, wing.] The typical genus conjectural (kon-jek'tu-ral), a. [= P. conjec- 
of insects of the family Coniopterygidce, or re- tural = Sp. co'njeturat = Pg. conjectural = It. 
ferred to the Hemerobiidw, founded by Curtis in conjetturale, < L. conjectural!*, < conjectura, con- 
lai/i . ii.j i ii s _.j__!it jecture : see conjecture, w.] Depending on con- 
jecture ; springing from or implying a guess 
or conjecture ; problematical : as, a conjectural 
opinion ; a conjectural emendation of a text. 
Thou speak'st it falsely, as I love mine honour ; 
And mak'st conjectural fears to come into me. 
Which I would fain shut out. Shot., All's Well, T. 3. 
Mis brightest day is but twilight, and his discerning! 
dark, conjectural, and imperfect 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), L 264. 
If we insert our own conjectural amendment*, we per- 
haps give a purport utterly at variance with the true one. 
consisU of an indefinite number of stamens upon a cen- 
tral axis, tlie anthers being frequently suspended from the 
under side of a peltate scale. The fertile a men t consists of 
scales bearing naked ovules, and In fruit becomes a dry cone 
or is fleshy and drupe-like. The embryo has often several 
cotyledons in a whorl. The wood, as in all gymnosperms, 
is characterized by having the sides of the cells dotted 
witli what are called bordered pits or discoid markings. 
The order includes 32 genera and about 300 species, and 
is divided into the following tribes: (a) Abietlnea, bear- 
ing cones formed of spirally imbricated two-seeded scales ; 
to this belong the pine, tlr, spruce, larch, cedar, etc. (6) 
Araucarieae, with similar cones having one or several 
seeds to each scale, represented by Araitcaria and Attathin 
hi tlie southern hemisphere, and by two monotypical gen- 
era in China and Japan, (c) Podocarpeat, likewise of the 
southern hemisphere and eastern Asia, (d) Taxotlinea>, 
including the big tree of California (Sequoia), the bald cy- 
pres( 'L'Hjfmiiit in ). and a few species of Australia and Japan. 
(.-) I'uiirrtiinetr, having cones with decussately oppo.-itc 
scales, or sometimes drupe-like, as the cypress, juniper, 
arbor-Tito, and the North American cedars, (f) Taxea, 
with fruit consisting usually of a single seed surrounded 
by a fleshy disk or coat. This tribe is by some considered 
aseparat -del, and includes the yew (Taxus), Torreya,. 
theginkpi of China, and some other small genera of Aus- 
tralia and Vnstialasia. True conifers first appear in the 
+ -al.'] 1. Having a conical bill : used as a de- 
scriptive term, not specific. 
Coues. 2. Of orpertaining 
to the Conirostres; having 
the characters of a c. mi- 
nister. 
Conirostres (ko-ni-ros'- 
trez), M. pi. [NL., pi. of 
fonirogtris, having a coni- 
cal bill, < L. conus, a cone, ,. , 
i , '. i .,, ; Cooirostral Bill of Hawfinch. 
+ rostrum, a beak, bill.] 
In ornith., a group of birds of varying limits, 
(nt) In Cuvier's classification of birds, the third division 
of his Patserina-: a large artificial group, consisting of 
the larks, tits, flnches, buntings, weavers, whydah-birds, 
colies, ox-peckers, American orioles and other Icterida, 
starlings, crows, Jays, rollers, birds of Paradise, and oth- 
ers, belonging to different orders and several families of 
modem systems. (The term is obsolete In this sense, 
though long used, with various modifications.) (6) In HIIII- 
devall's classification, the second cohort of laminiplantar 
oscine PaHHerfu : same as the Frinfrillifortttex of the some 
author. The group includes the fringil'line birds and their 
allies, as the tanagcrs of the new world and the weavers 
Hawthorne, Marble Faun, li. 
COnjecturalist (kon-jek'tu-ral-ist), n. [< con- 
jectural + -ist.~\ One who deals in conjectures. 
[Rare.] 
conjecturality (kpn-jek-tu-ral'j-ti), n. [< con- 
jectural + -ity.] The quality of being conjec- 
tural; that which depends on conjecture; guess- 
work. [Rare.] 
The possibilities and tlie conjecturality of philosophy. 
Sir T. Broicne, Vulg. Err. 
conjecturally (kon-jek'tu-ral-i), adv. In a con- 
jectural manner ; by conjecture ; by guess. 
Probably and conjecturally surmised. Hooker. 
Hesitantly and conjecturally. Boyle, Works, I. 314. 
conjecture (kon-jek'tur), n. [= P. conjecture 
= Sp. conjetura = Pg. conjectura = It. conjet- 
tura = D. conjectuur = G. conjectur = Dan. 
konjektur, < L. conjectura, a guess, < conjectvs, 
;p. of conjicere, conicere, guess: see conject.] 
. The act of forming an opinion without defi- 
nite proof ; a supposition made to account for 
an ascertained state of things, but as yet un- 
verified ; an opinion formed on insufficient pre- 
sumptive evidence ; a surmise ; a guess. 
By all conjectures. 
Tis likely, 
Stiak., Hen. VIII.. U. L 
