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The divided part beyond the pylangium in the aortic trunk of the amphibian heart. -- Syn*an"gi*al, a.

Having the stamens united by their anthers; as, synantherous flowers.

The simultaneous maturity of the anthers and stigmas of a blossom. Gray.

Having flowers and leaves which appear at the same time; -- said of certain plants.

A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), in the dahlia, and other Compositæ.

A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the temporary possession of what belongs to another.

One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant. "Sweet tenants of this grove." Cowper. The hhappy tenant of your shade. Cowley. The sister tenants of the middle deep. Byron. Tenant in capite Etym: [L. in in + capite, abl. of caput head, chief.], or Tenant in chief, by the laws of England, one who holds imm…

See Tenon saw, under Tenon.

Fit to be rented; in a condition suitable for a tenant. -- Ten"ant*a*ble*ness, n.

Having no tenants; unoccupied; as, a tenantless mansion. Shak.

The body of tenants; as, the tenantry of a manor or a kingdom.

A blackish lead-gray mineral, closely related to tetrahedrite. It is essentially a sulphide of arsenic and copper.

See Terre-tenant.

Termination; ending. [R.] Puttenham.

One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant. [Written also ter-tenant.]

To loose from the anchor, as a ship. De Quincey.

Not aneled; not having received extreme unction. Shak.

Unanimous. [Obs.]

The quality or state of being unanimous.

ermination; consentient; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the assembly was unanimous; the members of the council were unanimous. "Both in one faith unanimous." Milton.