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f production, or bringing into being. This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit, butterflies, after the common origination of all caterpillars. Ray.

One of a pair of scent organs which the larvæ of certain butterflies emit from the first body segment, either above or below.

A colorless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of Myristica otoba, a species of nutmeg tree.

ors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting. Painted beauty (Zoöl.), a handsome American butterfly (Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors, -- Painted cup (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than the flowers. Castilleia…

curs mixed with stearin and olein in the fat of animal tissues, with olein and butyrin in butter, with olein in olive oil, etc. Chemically, it is a glyceride of palmitic acid, three molecules of palmitic acid being united to one molecule of glyceryl, and hence it is technically called tripalmitin, or glyceryl tripalmit…

A genus of butterflies.

Resembling the butterfly.

The division of Lepidoptera which includes the butterflies.

The typical butterflies.

Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to the genus Parnassius. They inhabit the mountains, both in the Old World and in America.

A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats. It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter. Dickens.

gans situated at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. See Illust. of Butterfly.

In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a peafowl. Peacock butterfly (Zoöl.), a handsome European butterfly (Hamadryas Io) having ocelli like those of peacock. -- Peacock fish (Zoöl.), the European blue-striped wrasse (Labrus variegatus); -- so called on account of its brilliant colors. Called also co…

To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw. Cowper. Where nature pencils butterflies on flowers. Harte.

great numbers. I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. Shak. Pestilence weed (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot (Petasites vulgaris), so called because formerly considered a remedy for the plague. Dr. Prior.

A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas, or Melitæa, Phaëton). The upper side of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; -- called also Baltimore.

A South American butterfly (Ithonia phono) having nearly transparent wings.

Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.

An Oriental dish consisting of rice boiled with mutton, fat, or butter. [Written also pilau.]

See Butterwort.