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An evil. See Mala.

The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two surfaces. Gray.

The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Arduina (A. bispinosa and A. grandiflora).

A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa. [Written also Nelumbium.]

The lid of a pitcherform leaf.

An opuscule. Smart.

Same as Oscule.

Same as Ossicle.

An ovule.

, as fuel for a fire; that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; as, intellectual pabulum.

The side of a toe or finger.

A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum formed on the surface of stagnant water.

A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.

A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos; also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat.

Danger; risk.

A petal.

Luminescent by exposure to light waves. -- Pho`to*lu`mi*nes"cence (#), n.

One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division.

domestica, and of several other species of Prunus; also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree. The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties of plum, of our gardens, although growing into thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. G. Bentham. are in bold fo…

A feather.