haustellum

[Dim. of Lat. haustrum = a machine for drawing water.] Entom. & Zool .: A mouth fitted for suction, a suctorial mouth. [HAUSTELLATA.] *hâuste-ment, s. [A corrupt. of Fr. ajustement =adjustment.] A close-fitting garment worn by soldiers under their armor. hâus-tör-i-ŭm, s. [Mod. Lat., from Cla . Lat. haustor a drawer.] Bot.: A term applied to the sucker-like rootlets of plants, like the ivy and dodder. *hâust-üre, s. [Lat. hausturus, fut. part. of haurio =to draw, to suck up.] A draught. hâus-tus, s. [Lat.] Med.: A draught.