muscal

[Lat. musci-mo es, and Eng., . suff. -al.] Bot. Of or belonging to Mo es; as the Muscal alliance Muscales (q. v.). ( Lindley.) mus-ca-lēs, s . pl . [Masc. or fem. pl. of Mod. Lat. muscalis of or akin to a mo ; muscus = mo .] Bot.: The Muscal alliance Acrogens, consisting of cellular or vascular genera with the spore-cases either plunged in the substance of the frond or enclosed in a cap-like hood. It contains six orders: Ricciaceæ, March anti ace, Jungermanniacese, Equisetacese, Andræacese, and Bryacese (q.v.). Some times the alliance is divided into (1) Hepatice, containing the first four of these orders, and (2) Musci, comprehending the other two. mus-car-dine, s . [Fr., from muscadin =a small musk lozenge, which silkworms suffering from this malady somewhat resemble.) A disease very fatal to silkworms. It arises from the attacks of a fun gus , intestines of the caterpillars and gradually spreads Botrytis ba i an a , which commences in the till it destroys them.