SCANDIX

(Lat.), n. f. Ska2nd(skasnd)'i:lx. Gen., -ic'os (-ic'is). Gr., <TKdvBi( (1st def.). Fr., cerfeuil. Ger., Nadelkerbel (2d def.). 1. Of the ancients, 8. australis; according to some, Anthriscus cere folium (the s. of old pharmacy). 2. A genus of umbelliferous herbs. The Scandicece (of C. Koch, a tribe of the Umbelliferce), Scandicidce (of Lindley, a tribe of the Apiacece), Scandicince (of Sprengel, an order of the Umbel life roE), and Scandicinece (of Koch, a tribe of the Umbilliferce; of Bentham and Hooker, a subtribe of the AmmineWi all e entially equivalent, containing S., Anthriscus. Chcerophyllum, Myrrhis, etc. [a, 35.] S. australis. Ger., siidlicher Nadelkerbel. The o-KavStf of Dioscorides, according to Winkler; an edible southern European species used as an aperient and diuretic, [a, 35.] S. pecten (Veneris). Fr., peigne de Venus, aiguille de berger (ou des dames), aiguillette. emporte-peigne, needle) chervil: common throughout Europe. The entire plant has properties like those of Anthriscus cere folium. [a, 35.] [s. 448]