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The Ingoat antelope (Tragops Bennettii) Of India.

er Bean, 1. -- China clay See Kaolin. -- China grass, Same as Ramie. -- China ink. See India ink. -- China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of Dianthus (D. Chiensis) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. -- China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax (S. China, from t…

Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China. Chinese paper. See India paper, under India. -- Chinese wax, a snowy-wgite, waxlike substance brought from China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of the family Coccidæ especially Coccus Sinensis.

One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called Flathead Indians.

A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the northern and weastern shores of Lake Superior; -- called also Objibways.

A plant (Agathotes Chirayta) found in Northern India, having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.

The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.

The axis deer of India.

A patent anodyne medicine, containing opium, chloroform, Indian hemp, etc.

; sing. Choctaw. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory.

A watchman; an officer of customs or police. [India]

The Indian four-horned antelope; the chikara.

An assessment equal to a fourth part of the revenue. [India] J. Mill.

Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar. [India] Whitworth.

A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]

A messenger or servant wearing an official badge. [Anglo- Indian]

y narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.

A warm or spicy condiment or pickle made in India, compounded of various vegetable substances, sweets, acids, etc.

A district, or part of a province. See Sircar. [India]

-- Citron tree (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was probably a native of northern India, and is now understood to be the typical form of Citrus Medica.