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Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.

ean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example. Our common arums the lords and ladies of village children. Lubbock.

For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations.

pores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example.

Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the trumpet flower is an example.

Something big; a good stout example of the kind. The stone must be a bouncer. De Quincey.

An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See Crossopterygii.

hat kind of material; as, a load of brick; a thousand of brick. Some of Palladio's finest examples are of brick. Weale.

d mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples. The pineapple, though terrestrial, is also of this family.

ugh the French. Etymologically C is related to g, h, k, q, s (and other sibilant sounds). Examples of these relations are in L. acutus, E. acute, ague; E. acrid, eagar; L. cornu, E. horn; E. cat, kitten; E. coy, quiet; L. circare, OF. cerchier, E. search.

Belonging to, or like, the family of plants of which the prickly pear is a common example.

for, as well as its employment, favars this; although it can not be dented that there are examples of its usage in an active sense. Sir W. Hamilton.

covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly.

Allied to, or resembling, the genus Centriscus, of which the bellows fish is an example.

A class of parasitic worms (Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See…

cies are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples.

A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example. See Bedbug.

transparent wings, of the family Ægeriadæ, of which the currant and peach-tree borers are examples.

and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison.

y small florets and their anthers united in a tube. The daisy, dandelion, and asters, are examples.