plocepasser

[Mod. Lat. ploce (us), and Lat. pa er.] Ornith.: A genus of Ploceide, with four species, from East and South Africa. plō-çě-ŭs, s. [Gr. ploke anything woven; plekõ =to weave.] Ornith.: Palm-bird; the typical genus of the family Ploceidae (q. v.). with six species, from West and East Africa and the Oriental region, excluding the Philippines. Bill lengthened, as long as the head; nostrils almost naked; wings moderate; tail short, even; feet large and thick; toes robust; claws strong, thick, and fully curved. plod-ding-lý, adv . [Eng. plodding ; -ly .] In a plodding manner; with painful and slow labor. "Ploddingly and painfully, and often in a stifling atmosphere." -Scribner's Magazine , March, 1878, p. 688. plomb-gomme, s. [Fr. plomb =lead, and gomme =gum.] Min.: The same as PLUMBOGUMMITE (q. v.). plom-bi-er-In, s. [From Plombières, a town near mineral springs in the Vosges.] Chem.: A nitrogenous matter found in the conduits of certain mineral springs in France. It is gelatinous, colorle , and destitute of taste and smell. Insoluble in ether, alcohol, and acids, and is believed to consist, for the most part, of confervæ and oscillator iæ. plom-bi-er-ite, subst. [After Plombières, where found; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: A mineral found in a gelatinous condition in the brickwork of a Roman aqueduct. Hardens in the air, and becomes snow-white and opaque. An analysis yielded: Silica, 40'6; alumina, 1'3; lime, 34'1; water. 23-2-99-2, corresponding to the formula, CaOSiO2+2HO.