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A large herbaceos plant (Cynara Cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a sald.

A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthin.

That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds and fruit.

strong rope. -- To put (or get or set) the cart before the horse, to invert the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an effect for a cause.

The goldilocks (Chrysocoma linosyris) and perhaps other plants related to the genus Gnaphalium or cudweed.

A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa).

perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea.

A shark of the genus Cestracion, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples.

is office is distinct from that of the lord chamberlain of the Household, whose functions relate to the royal housekeeping.

A warlike tribe of indians, related to the blackfeet, formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming, but now mostly on reservations in the Indian Territory. They are noted for their horsemanship.

Related to, or like, the chimæra.

That branch of political economy which relates to the production of wealth.

That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things. The circumstances are well known in the country where they happened. W. Irving.

ble food fish of the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to C. Hoyi, a related species of Lake Michigan.

One of a breed of small silky-haired terriers related to, but smaller than, the Skye terrier, having smaller and perfectly erect ears.

Like or related to the genus Clupeaster; -- applied to a group of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.

Connected with, or related to, the deluge, or to a cataclysm; as, clysmian changes. Smart.

Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side.

The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite.

Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues. That he [Attebury] was altogether in the wrong on the main question, and on all the collateral questions springing out of it, . . . is true. Macau…