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The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the company belonging to a vessel or a boat.

in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with warty excrescences. The winter crookneck belongs to a distinct species (C. moschata) and is smooth and often striped. [U. S.]

A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. Croton oil (Med.), a viscid, acrid, brownish yellow oil obtained from the seeds of Croton Tiglium, a small tree of the East Indies. It is a most powerful drastic cathartic, and is used externally as a pustulant.

crown. [Eng.] "She pawned and set to sale the crown jewels." Milton. -- Crown land, land belonging to the crown, that is, to the sovereign. -- Crown law, the law which governs criminal prosecutions. [Eng.] -- Crown lawyer, one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases. [Eng.] -- Crown octavo. See under Paper. -- C…

An animal belonging to the class Crustacea.

Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean.

A plant belonging to the Cryptogamia. Henslow.

Belonging to a chamber or bedroom. [Obs.] Howell.

A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.

Like or belonging to the cuckoos (Cuculidæ).

One who belongs to the ultramontane party in the Latin Church. Shipley.

Relating or belonging to the ultramonate party in the Latin Church.

way on four sides, leaving vertical faces. -- Cushion star (Zoöl.) a pentagonal starfish belonging to Goniaster, Astrogonium, and other allied genera; -- so called from its form.

the family Cyathophyllidæ; sometimes extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging to the group Rugosa; -- also called cup corals. Thay are found in paleozoic rocks.

Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of the nature of a cyclopedia; hence, of great range, extent, or amount; as, a man of cyclopedic knowledge.

Belonging to a scale used in measuring cylinders.

Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.

A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and including the species called galingale, several bulrushes, and the Egyptian papyrus.

Belonging to Cyprus.

A genus of small, bivalve, freshwater Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.