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the ftamina are five extremely fhort and capillary filaments ; the anthers are cylindraceo-tubulofe ; the germen of the piftil is very fhort and coronated ; the ftyle is filiform, and of the length of the ftamuiaj the ftigma is bifid ; and the feeds are of a comprefled turbinated fhape, and covered with a plumofe down. Vid. Llnnm Gen. Plant, p. 384.
Atractylis is alfo the name ufed by Vaillant for die tar- thamus, oxbafiard-faffron. Seethe article Carthamus, Suppt.
AVENS, in botany, the Englifh name of a genus of plants, called by authors caryophyllata. See Cah.yophyi.lata, Suppl.
AVOCADO, or AvocAno-pear, in batany, a name o-iven by fome to the perfect of Pkimier. See Persea, Append.
AVOSETTA, the Italian or modern name of a genus of birds, called in Latin recurvirojlra. See the article Recur virostrAj Suppl.
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AURELIA, in natural hiftory, a fynonymous term with ckry-*
falls. See the article Chrysalis, Append. AURELIANA, in botany, a name ufed by fome writers for
the Panax, or allheal. See the article Panax, Append. AURICULA, a name fometimes ufed for the forjicula, or ear- wig. See the article Forficula, Append. AURICULARIA, a name ukd by fome for the ear-wig, a
very troublefome infe£t. See the article Ear-w;^, Append. AURUM, gold, in natural hiftory. See the article Gold,
Suppl. AWK, or Auk. See the article Auk, Suppl AX-vetch, in botany, the Engliih name of a genus of plants,
called by authors fecuridqca. See Securidaca, Suppl AXUNGIA foils, in natural hiftory, a name ufed by fome
writers for the fubftance more ufualiy called filfifiaca terra.
See the nxt\z\e ftleftaca Terra, Suppl
BAT
BEE
jABOON, in zoology, the Englifh name of fuch mon- keys as are ufualiy called by naturalifts papiones. See the article Papio, Suppl BALANCE-^, in zoology. See Ballance-^, Suppl BALAUSTINE, a name given to the great double- flowered
pomegranate. See the article Punica, Suppl. BALISTES, in ichthyology. See the article Ballistes,
Suppl BALM, in botany, the fame with baum. See Baum. BALSAM of capevi, or capivi, in pharmacy and natural hif- tory. See the article Balsam of copaiba, Suppl • Jlddle-BAtsAM, or Balsam.- apple, the name of a genus of plants, known among authors by that of momordica. See the article Momordica, Suppl. BALSAM-fra.', in botany, a name ufed by fome writers for the
terebinthm, or turpentine-tree. See Terebinthus, Suppl BALSAMIC A fcandc-ns , a name by which fome call the large fruited white bryony' of Ceylon. See the article Bryonia alba, Suppl BALSAMINE, in botany, the name of a genus of plants, called
by authors balfamina. See the article Balsamina, Suppl BALSAMITA, in botany, the name by which fome call coft-
mary, a fpecies of tanzy. See Tanacetum, Suppl BAN t,-berry, in botany, the Englifh name ufed by fome for the herb chrlflopher. See the article Christophoriana, Suppl BAR (Suppl) —To Bar orSxRiKE a vein, among farriers, an operation performed onthe veins ofahorfe's legs, or other parts of his body, in order to ftop the courfe, and leffen the quan- tity of malignant humors prevailing there. It is thus performed : the farrier opens the fkin, after dif- engaging the vein, ties it above and below, and then ftrikes between the two ligatures. Spovtfm. DiiSt. in voc. BARRACKS, in military affairs, buildings to lodge foldiers in fortified towns, or others. Thus we fay the barracks of the Savoy, of Dublin, c3V.
Barracks, when damp, are greatly prejudicial to the health of the foldiers lodged in them ; occafioning dyfenteries, in- termitting fevers, "coughs, rheumatic pains, is'c. For which reafon quarter- matters ought to be careful in examining every barrack, offered by the magistrates of a place ; rejecting all ground floors in houfes that have either been uninhabited, or have any figns of moifture. Vid. Pringle, Obferv. on the Difeafes of the Army, p. 13, 37, 81 and 97. BARREN-itwrr, in botany, the Englifh name of a genus of plants, known among authors by that of epimedium. See Epimedium, Suppl BARBADOES-r/?m7, in botany, the Englifh name of a genus of plants, called by authors malpighia. See M A L p 1 G h i a, Suppl BARBADOEs-tar, a name fometimes ufed for the thick black kind of piffafphakum. See the article Pissasphaltum, Suppl BASELLA, in botany, the name ufed by fome botanifts for
the cufcuta, or dodder. See the article Cuscuta, Suppl BATATAS, the name by which the plant producing our po- tatoes is fometimes called. See the article. Potatoes, Suppl and Append. BATCHELOR's button, in botany, the Englifh name of a genus of plants, called by authors lychnis. See Lychnis, Suppl
Batchelor's pear, a name ufed by fome for feveral fpecie* of fahmum, pr night- fhade. See Solanum, Suppl
BATTERING-/-?//;, in the military art of the antients. See Aries, Cycl
BAUM (Suppl.) — Turky-BA\JM, a name given by fome to the dracocet.halon. See the article Dracocephalon, Suppl
Shrul'by-BAUM, a name ufed by fome for a genus of plants, called by authors molucca. See Molucca, Suppl
BAY (Suppl) — Alexandria-si ay, in botany, a name given to the rufcus, or butcher's broom. See Ruscus, Suppl
Cherry-BAY,or cberry-LAVREL, in botany, the Englifh names of agenus of plants, called byLinnanis padus. See Padus, Append.
Dwarf -Bay, a name fometimes given to the ihymclcsa of au- thors. See the article Thymeljea, Suppl
Indian Bay, a name given by fome to a fpeci.es of myrtle. See the article Myrtus, Suppl
Rofe-BAY, a name ufed by fome writers for the cbamarododen- dros. See Chamjerododendros, Suppl
Sweet flowering Bay, the Engliih name of a genus of plants, defcribed by Linnseus under that of magnolia. Sse Magno- lia, Suppl.
BEAD (Suppl) — BzATi-tree, in botany, the Engliih name of a genus of trees, called by authors azedardth. See Azedarach, Suppl.
BEAM-rw, in botany, a name given to the cratisgus. See the article Crataegus, Suppl
Hard-BEAM, or /wb-Beam, in botany. See the article Car-
PINUS, Suppl.
BEAN (Suppl.) — Bog-BEAK, £«g--BEAN,or buck-BEAN, names given to the menyanthes. See the article Menyanthes, Suppl.
Caper-BEAU, in botany, the Englifh name of a genus of plants, called by authors fabago. Seethe article Fabago, Suppl
Trefoil-BEAH, in botany, the Englifh name of a genus of plants, called by authors cytifus. See Cytisus, Suppl.
"BsAH-tree, a name given to a genus of plants, called by au- thors coralledendron. Seethe article Corallodendron, Sk/>/>/.
Kidney-BEAK-tree, a name ufed by fome for the glycine of Lin- naeus. See the article Glycine, Suppl
BEAR (Suppl) —Ant-BsATL. See thearticleTAMANDUA, £«/>//.
Bear's ear, in botany, the name of a genus of plants, known among authors by that of auricula. See Auricula, Suppl
Bear's ear fanicle, in botany, a name given by fome to the cortufa of Linnaeus. See the the article Cortusa, Suppl
Bear's foot, in botany, a name given to feveral fpecies of hellebore. See the article Helleborus, Suppl and Helle- bore, Cycl
BEARD (Suppl) — Old man's Beard, in botany, a name given by fome to the clematis of authors. See Clematis, Append.
BECCA-BUNGA, in botany, a name, given to the anagallls aouatica, called in 'Englifh brook-Ufne. See the article Ana- gallis, Suppl.
BEDSTRAW, or ladies Bedstraw, in botany, the Englifh name of a genus of plants, called by authors gallium. See Gallium, Suppl
BEE-flower, in botany, the Englifh name of a genus of plants, called by authors ore his. See Orchis, Suppl
BEE-fy (Suppl) — Humble-BEE-fiy, a fpecies of culex. See the
articles Humble, Suppl, and Culex, Apfend. BEER-^r. See Zythogala, Subft BEETLE (Suppl)— Oi [-Beetle, the Englifh name of the melee of zooToeifts. Seethe article Meloe, Append.
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