aga this teg a

[Gr. ἀγαθός (agathos)= good; στέγη (stege), στέγος (stegos) = a roof, a cover.] D'Orbigny's name for a primary group or order of Rhizopod a. Characters: Body consisting of segments wound round about an axis; chambers similarly arranged, each investing half the entire circumference. (Owen: Paleont., 2nd ed., p. 12.) ăng-ạth-o-phyl-lŭm, s . [Gr. άγαθος ( agathos ) good; and phyllum , Latinized form of Gr. φύλλον ( phullon ) = a leaf.] Madagascar Nutmeg. A genus of aromatic trees of the order Lauraceæ, or Laurels. One species, the A. a rom at i cum , furnishes the clove-nutmegs of Madagascar. (Lindley: Veg. Kingd., 1847, p. 536.)