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A small European cyprinoid fish (Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed family.

Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of endogenous plants (Iridaceæ), which includes the genera Iris, Ixia, Crocus, Gladiolus, and many others.

A peculiar amyloid substance, colored blue by iodine and sulphuric acid, occurring mainly as an abnormal infiltration into the spleen, liver, etc.

Consisting of, or resembling, lard. Lardaceous degeneration (Med.), amyloid degeneration.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceæ) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often…

A carnivorous animal. Kirby.

Living by prey; predatory. Derham.

Of or pertaining to an order of trees and shrubs (Sapindaceæ), including the (Typical) genus Sapindus, the maples, the margosa, and about seventy other genera.

The European sea perch.

Like or pertaining to the cuttlefishes of the genus Sepia.

A European lake whitefish (Coregonus Willughbii, or C. Vandesius) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish. Called also vendis.

Of or pertaining to a natural order (Xyrideæ) of endogenous plants, of which Xyris is the type.

A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceæ) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice…

substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy or lardaceous degeneration.

A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharidaceæ), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme.

ee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird. -- Bee flower (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus Ophrys (O. apifera), whose flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects. -- Bee fly (Zoöl.), a two winged fly of the family Bombyliidæ. Some species, in the larval state, are parasiti…

A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.