cystoidea

pl. [Gr. kystis a bladder, and An of Echinoderms. plates. They IMG:content-1722.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1723.png:[blocks in formation] 3. Spores of Involucre. seir a a cord, rope, string, or band.] Bot .: A genus of Fucacese, the typical one of the family Cystoseiridæ. It consists of much branched seaweeds, common on rocks, in tide-pools, or be- tween tide-marks. çys-to-seïr-i-de, s . pl . [Mod. Lat. cystoseir ( a ) Bot : A tribe and family of Fucoid Algals, sub- Mod. Lat. cyst is ; Gr. kystis a bladder.] Botany : IMG:content-1724.jpg:[merged small][ocr errors] çyth-er-e-a, s. [From Cytherea, a name for Venus, so called because she is said to have sprung a ve el, and gennaō =to engender, to produce.] from the foam of the sea near Cythera, now Cerigo, an island on the S. E. of the Morea.] Zool.: A genus of Conchiferous Mollusks belong- ing to the family Veneride. The shell is like that of the genus Venus. There are three cardinal teeth and an anterior one beneath the tunicle. The Cyth- ere as are in all seas; 176 recent species are known, till now. (S.P. Woodward : Mollusca , ed. Tate.) and 200 fo il, the latter ranging from the Oolite IMG:content-1725.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1726.png:[graphic] çyt-iş ŭs, s. [Lat. cytisus; Gr. kytisos = a shrubby kind of clover, Medicago arborea. The Lat. cytisus and the Greek word meant also the Laburnum.] Bot.: A genus of papilionaceous plants, belonging to the sub-tribe Genistese and the section or family Cytisese. The species consist of trees and shrubs. Cytisus laburnum is the well-known and beautiful Laburnum of our gardens. [LABURNUM.] C. pur- pure us is an elegant shrub about a foot high from Carniola; and there is a beautiful hybrid called C. purpuras cens between it and the Laburnum. The ordinary broom once called C. scoparius is now termed Sarothamnus scoparius . For the properties of the Laburnums, see LABURNUM. C. weldeni , native of Dalmatia, is said to poison the milk of the goats which browse on its foliage. [BROOM, IMG:content-1727.jpg:[ocr errors] çy-to-blas-të-ma, s. [Gr. kytos = a ves- sel, a jar, an urn, and blastēma =increase, growth.] 1. Zool . ( that of animals): The same as BLAS- TEMA (q. v.). 2. Bot. (that of plants): The same as PROTO- PLASM. ( Griffith & Henfrey .) çÿ-tô-gěně-sis, s . [Gr. kytos a ve el, a jar, an urn, and genesis origin.] Bot.: The origin and development of cellular ti ue in a plant. IMG:content-1728.png:[graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] D 3. In University degrees, .: For Doctor, as M. D. =Doctor of Medicine; D. C. L. = Doctor of Civil Law: D. D. Doctor of Divinity; D. Sc. Doctor of Science, . 4. In English Titles : For Duke. D. As a symbol is used : 1. In Numer.: For 500. Thus DC = 600; DL = 550. When a dash or stroke is written over the letter its value is increased tenfold, i . e., to 5,000. 2. In Chem. For the element Didymium. 3. In Music: (1) For the first note of the Phrygian, after war a called the Dorian, mode. (2) For the second note of the normal scale of C, corresponding to the Italian re . (3) For the major scale having two sharps and for the minor scale having one flat in its signature. (4) For a string tuned to D, e. g., the third string of the violin, the second of the viola and violoncello. (5) For a clef in old mensurable music, D excel lens . ( Stainer & Barrett .) (6) d ' is used for doh in the tonic sol-fa system. 4. In Biblical Criticism: For the Beza manuscript of the Greek New Testament. 5. In Comm.: For English penny or pence, as £ s. d.=pounds, shillings, and pence. da, prep. [Ital.] From, according to, as befits, Music : (1) Da capo : From the beginning. An expre ion signifying that the performer must recommence the piece, and conclude at the double bar marked Fine . (2) Da capo al fine : From the beginning to the sign Fine . (3) Da capo al segno : From the beginning to the sign (8).