membranous labyrinth

Anat.: Membranous structures inside the o eous labyrinth of the ear, and having spread over them the ultimate ramifications of the auditory nerve. měm-ě-çỹl-ě-ae, s . pl . [Mod. Lat. memecyl (on); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -eœ .] Bot.: A tribe of Melastomacese. mě měç ́-ý-lồn, s . [Lat., from Gr. memekylon ; mimaikylon =the edible fruit of the Arbutus. There is a certain superficial resemblance between the Arbutus and the Memecylon.] Bot .: The typical genus of the tribe Memecylese (q. v.). The species are small trees or shrubs with entire leaves, with a prominent midrib and clusters of small bluish flowers. About fifty species are known. Memecylon edule is found in India, Ceylon, Tena erim, and the And a man Islands. Its berries, though somewhat astringent, are eaten by the natives of India. Prof. Watt says that a cold in fusion of the leaves yields a yellow dye, largely used in India along with saffron-wood and myrobolans, also as an auxiliary with chayroot ( Oidenlandia umbellata ) in producing a red dye. mě-men-tô, s . [Lat remember, be mindful; 2d pers. sing. imper. of memini =to remember.1 A hint, a suggestion, a memorial; anything to keep up or awaken memory. memento mor i, phr . [Lat.) Remember death. Used also substantively, as in the example, of any emblem of mortality. It was formerly the custom to wear trinkets on which skulls, and sometimes appropriate mottoes, were painted or engraved, as reminders of the close of life. "I make as good use of it as many a man doth of a death's head or a memento mor i."-Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt . I. , iii. 3. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia meminna