genial 
2. Native ; natural ; innate. [Rare.] 
So there are not a few very much to be pitied, whose in- 
dustry being not attended with natural parts, they have 
Mi-eat to little purpose, and rolled the stone in vain. 
Which chiefly proceedeth from natural incapacity and ge- 
nial indisposition, at least to those particulars whereunto 
they apply their endeavours. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., i. 5. 
3. Giving spirit or life ; enlivening; warming; 
comforting ; contributing to life and cheerful- 
ness ; supporting life. 
The grand genial power of the system, that visible God 
the Sun, would be soon regarded by them as a most benefi- 
cent Deity. Warburton, Divine Legation, ill. 8. 
Is this a dinner? this a genial room? 
No, 'tis a temple, and a hecatomb. 
Pope, Moral Essays, iv. 155. 
Yet be genial airs and a pleasant sunshine left me. 
Bryant, Third of November, 181. 
4. Of a social spirit; cordial in disposition 
and manner; kindly; sympathetically cheer- 
ful. 
The celebrated drinking ode of this genial archdeacon 
[Walter de Mapes] has the regular returns of the monkish 
rhyme. T. Warton, Hist. Eng. Poetry, I. ii. 
A great broad-shoulder'd genial Englishman. 
Tennyson, Princess, Conclusion. 
He was so genial, so cordial, so encouraging, that it 
seemed as if the clouds . . . broke away as we came into 
his presence. O. W. Holmes, Old Vol. of Life, p. 62. 
5. Relating to or exhibiting genius. [Rare.] 
Men of genius have often attached the highest value to 
their less genial works. Hare. 
= Syn. 3. Cheering, inspiriting. 4. Hearty, pleasant. 
genial 2 (je-m'al), a. and . [Also geneial, ge- 
neal; < Gr. yiveiov, chin, beard, < ykvvs = L. gena 
= E. i'li i a : see gena and chin.] I. a. In anat., 
pertaining to the chin ; situated on the chin ; 
mental. Genial tubercles, in human anat., four 
small bony processes at the symphysis menti or middle 
line of the chin, on the inner aspect of the lower jaw-bone, 
the upper pair for the insertion of the geniohyoglossi, ana 
the lower for that of the geniohyoidet muscles. 
II. n. One of the dermal plates or scutes of 
the chin of reptiles. 
geniality (je-ni-al'i-ti), n. [= G. genialita't = 
Dan. Sw. genialitet = Sp. genialidad = It. geni- 
alita, < LL. genialita(t-)s, enjoyment, festivity, 
< genialis, genial: see genial 1 .] The state or 
quality of being genial ; especially, sympathet- 
ic cheerfulness or cordiality. 
The arch of the prominent eyebrows, the well-shaped 
Grecian nose, the smiles lurking in the corners of the 
tight-pressed lips, show an innate geniality which might 
be dashed with bitter on occasion. Edinburgh Rev. 
= Syn. Warmth, affability, friendliness, heartiness. 
genially (je'nial-i), adv. In a genial manner. 
Specifically (n) In such a manner as to comfort or en- 
liven ; cheerfully ; cordially. 
The splendid sun genially warmeth the fertile earth. 
Harris, Hermes, ii. 3. 
(d) By genius or nature ; innately. [Rare.) 
Thus some men are genially disposited to some opin- 
ions, and naturally as averse to others. 
Glaneille, Vanity of Dogmatizing, xiii. 
How calmly and genially the mind apprehends one af- 
ter another the laws of physics ! Emerson, Nature, p. 47. 
genialness (je'nial-nes), n. The state or qual- 
ity of being genial ; geniality, 
genian (je-ni'an), a. and n. Same as genial 2 . 
Geniates '(je-rii'a-tez), , [NL. (Kirby, 1818), 
< Gr. ytvtiariK, bearded, < yiveiav, the beard, the 
chin: see genial^.] A genus of Svarab&idoi 
with upward of 20 species, with one exception 
South American (G. australasia; being Austra- 
lian), giving name to the Geniatidte. 
Geniatidae (je-ni-at'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Geni- 
ates + -'rf<e.] A proposed family of scarabse- 
oid beetles, based upon the genus Geniates. 
Burmeister, 1844. 
geniculata, . Plural of geniculatum. 
geniculate (je-nik'u-lat), v. t.; pret. and pp. 
geniculated, ppr. geniculating. [< L. genicula- 
tus, with bended knee, having knots, knotted 
(pp. of (LL.) genicultirc, bend the knee),< ge- 
niculum, a knee, a knot or joint on the stalk of 
a plant, dim. of genii = E. knee: see knee.'] To 
form joints or knots in. 
geniculate, geniculated (je-nik'u-lat, -la-ted), 
a. [< L. geniciilatus, knotted: see the verb.] 
Kneed; having a protu- 
berance like a knee or 
an elbow; in bot., having 
joints like the knee a lit- 
tle bent: as, a geniculate 
stem or peduncle Ge- 
niculate antennae, those an- 
tennae in which the first joint 
or scape is long and slender 
and the rest of the organ is af- 
fixed so as to form an angle 
with it, as in the ants. The 
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geniculate form of antenna? may be combined with other 
types, and the organs are' then distinguished &syeniculuti'- 
ctacate, ftrnicttlatr-caintate, 'jenicnlatf-serratf, and si> MM. 
the last w ord of the compound indicating the form of the 
part which succeeds the scape. Geniculate bodies, the 
corpora geniculata of the brain. See corpus. Genicu- 
lated crystal See crystal. Geniculate ganglion. See 
.laimllim. Geniculate processes. Staa mgnnlailau 
bodies. 
geniculately (je-nik'u-lat-li), adv. In a ge- 
niculate manner; in the form of a knee or 
knees : as, antennse geniculately bent. 
geniculation (je-nik-u-la'shon), n. [< genicu- 
late + -ion.'] 1. Knottiness; the state of hav- 
ing knots or joints like a knee. 2. In mini. 
and zool., a geniculate formation; a kneed 
part or process. 3f. The act of kneeling; 
genuflection. 
I saw their Masse (but not with that superstitious ye- 
niculation and elevation of hands . . . that the rest used). 
Coryat, Crudities, I. 3. 
There are five points in question : the solemn festivi- 
ties ; the private use of either sacrament ; genuulation 
at the eucnarist, etc. Dp. Hall, Remains, p. 307. 
geniculatum ( je-nik-u-la'tum), n. ; pi. geniculata 
(-ta). [NL., rieut. of L. geniculatus : see ge- 
niculate.] In anat., a geniculate body of the 
brain. See corpora geuiculata (under corpus), 
pregeniculatunijpostgenieulatum. 
genie 1 ! (je'ni), [< OF. genie, F. genie, genius, 
< L. genius: see genius.] Disposition; incli- 
nation ; turn of mind ; genius. 
Dr. J. Wallis, the keeper of the University registers, 
&c., did put into the hands of A. Wood the keys of the 
school-tower, ... to the end that he might advance his 
esurient genie in antiquities. Life of A. H'ood, p. 147. 
genie 2 (je'ni), n. [A corrupt form of jinnee, by 
confusion with genius: see jinnee and genius.] 
Same as jinnee. See jinn. 
Be he tjenie or afrite, caliph or merchant of Bassora, 
into whose hands we had fallen, we resolved to let the ad- 
venture take its course. 
B. Taylor, Lands of the Saracen, p. 197. 
genii, . Latin plural of genius. 
geniot (je'ni-6), n. [It. (= Sp. Pg. genio), < L. 
genius: see genius.] A genius. 
But, by reason of humane nature, wee have daily experi- 
ence that as humours and geniofs, so affections and judg- 
ment, which oftentimes is vassail to them, and every other 
thing else, doth vary and alter. 
Bennenuto, Passengers' Dialogues (1612). 
It is not only to the general bent of a nation that great 
revolutions are owing, but to the extraordinary genion 
that lead them. Steele, Tatler, No. 5. 
genie-glossal (je-ni-o-glps'al), a. [As genio- 
glosnus + -al.] Pertaining to the chin and 
the tongue : applied to the genioglossus. 
genioglqssus (je-ni-6-glos'us), .; pi. genio- 
glossi (-1). [< Gr. yeveiov, chin (see genial 1 *), + 
y/.aoaa, tongue.] A usual name of the genio- 
hyoglossus. 
geniohyoglossal(je-nI-6-hi-6-glos'al),. and n. 
[As geniohyoglossus + -al.] I. a. Pertaining 
to the chin, hyoid bone, and tongue: specifi- 
cally applied to the geniohyoglossus. 
ll. . The geniohyoglossus. 
geniohyoglossus (je-ni-o-hi-o-glos'us), n.; pi. 
geniohyoglossi (-i). [< Gr. ytveiov, chin, + 
vo(eidr/s), hyoid, + y).uaaa, tongue.] A muscle 
of the tongue, so called from its triple connec- 
tion with the chin, hyoid bone, and tongue, it 
is a flat triangular muscle placed vertically in the tongue, 
on either side of the median line, arising from the upper 
genial tubercle of the lower jaw-bone, and spreading like 
a fan to its insertion in the hyoid bone and all along the 
under side of the tongue, various movements of which 
organ it subserves. Also called genioglossus. 
geniohyoid (je-ni-6-hi'oid), a. and n. [< Gr. 
yeveutv, chin, H- voeifyf, hyoid.] I. a. Pertaining 
to the chin and the hyoid bone: specifically 
applied to the geniohypideus. 
II. n. The geniohyoideus. 
geniohyoidean (je-ni*d-hl-oi'df-an), a. [< ge- 
niolii/oideus + -an'.] Same as geniohyoid. 
geniohyoideus (je-nFo-hi-oi'de-us), n. ; pi. ge- 
niohi/oidei (-i). [NL., < Gr. yevturv, chin, + 
voeidr/r, hyoid.] A muscle or) the chin and hyoid 
arising from the genial tubercle of the lower 
jaw and inserted into the body of the hyoid 
bone. It is a slender straight muscle lying alongside its 
fellow, between the mylohyoideus and the geniohyoglos- 
sus : its action tends to depress the jaw and elevate the 
hyoid. Also called geniohyoid. 
plasty (je-nl'o-plas-ti), . [< Gr. yiveiov, 
n, + ifiJusaeiv, form, mold.] 
genital 
In surg., 
the chin, , , j 
the operation of restoring the chin. 
Genipa (jen'i-pa), . [NL., of W. Ind. origin.] 
A rubiaceous genus of tropical America, close- 
ly allied to Gardenia of the old world. There are 
8 species. The fruit is succulent, with a rather thick rind, 
and is sometimes edible, as in the case of the genipap. 
The fruit of G. Brasiliensii yields a violet dye. The 
wood of G. Cartito is remarkable for its flexibility, and is 
Flowering Branch and Fruit of Genifa Americana. 
used for cart-shafts and in other ways. G. rliisi,i-j,>li,i. 
bearing a large inedible fruit called the seven-years ap- 
ple, is a West Indian species that is also found in south- 
ern Florida. 
genipap (jen'i-pap), n. [< Genipapo, the Gui- 
ana name.] The fruit of Genipa Americana, 
of the West Indies and South America, it is 
of about the size of an orange, and of a pleasant vinous fla- 
vor. In Surinam it is often called marmalade-box. 
genip-tree (jen'ip-tre), n. [See Genipa.] 1. A 
tree of the genus Genipa. 2. An old West In- 
dian name for Melicocca bijuga and Hypelate 
/iiniiculata, sapindaceous trees of Jamaica and 
other islands and the neighboring mainland. 
genisaro (jen-i-sa'ro), n. A name given in Nic- 
aragua to the Pithecolobium Saman, a legu- 
minous tree the pods of which are edible and 
used as food for cattle. 
Genistt, Same as Genite. 
Genista (je-nis'ta), n. [L. genistaorgenesta, the 
name esp. of Spanish broom, Spartiumjuncemn, 
but applied al- 
so to the com- 
mon broom and 
the greenweed; 
hence F. genet, 
broom, and 
Plantagenet, 
the surname 
of the Ange- 
vine line of 
English kings, 
lit.broom-plant 
(plante - a - ge- 
nt), from the 
sprig of broom 
worn as a badge 
by their ances- 
tor the Count of 
Aujou.] 1. A 
large genus of 
shrubby legu- 
minous plants, 
often spiny, 
with simple 
leaves (or leaf- 
less) and yel- 
low flowers. 
There are about 
70 species, natives 
of Europe, north- 
ern Africa, and western Asia. The woadwaxen or dyers' 
greenweed, G. tinctoria, was formerly of importance as a 
dye-plant, giving a bright-yellow color, from which Ken- 
dal green was obtained by dipping the texture in a blue 
solution of woad. Some species are occasionally culti- 
vated for ornament. The common broom, Cytisus scopa- 
rius, is by some included in this genus as G. scoparia. 
2. In entom., a genus of cecidomyians. Bigot, 
1854. 
genital (jen'i-tal), . and n. [< ME. genital, < 
OF. genital, F. "genital = Pr. Sp. Pg. genital = 
It. genitale, < L. genitalis, of or belonging to gen- 
eration, < genitus. pp. of gignere, beget, gener- 
ate : see genus.'] I. a. 1. Pertaining to genera- 
tion; generative; reproductive; procreative: 
as, the genital organs. 
These tenuous vapours . . . will doubtless compose as 
genital a matter as any can be prepared in the bodys of 
animals. Glannlle, Pre-existence of Souls, xiv. 
Specifically 2. Pertaining to the organs of 
generation Accessory genital organs, or armor, 
in zool., the claspers and other external organs of the male, 
which serve to retain the female. Genital canal, in em- 
liryol., the lumen of the genital cord. Genital chamber, 
the genital sinus of a hydrozoan ; a recess, sinus, or cavity 
which receives the genital products before their extrusion 
from the body. See cut under Aunlia. Genital cord 
(or chord), in embryol. See cordi. Genital gland. See 
i. Genital lobe, an expansion or lobe beneath the 
Woadwaxen (tjtttistn tinctorial. 
