Franco a (frang koa)

[NL., named after Franco, a physician and botanist of Valencia in the 15th century.] A genus of stemle perennial herbs, of the order Saxifragacea, of lyrately pinnatifid leaves and racemes of rose-colored flow which there are two Chilian species. They have ers. The roots are said to have astringent and sedative properties, and are used for dyeing black. Franco-Chinese (frang'kō-chi-nēs'), a. Relating to France and China; of or pertaining to both France and China, or French and Chinese. The recent Franco- Chinese war. Sci. Amer., N. S., LV. 48. = Franco-Chinese decoration, a style of decoration of French enameled pottery of the eighteenth century with designs imitated from or suggested by the decoration of Chinese porcelain. The pottery of Sinceny especially is known by this name. See Sinceny ware , under ware2 . francolin (frang' kō-lin), n. [F. francolin Sp. francolin = = Pg. francolim = It. franco lino (NL. francolin us ), francolin, appar. dim. of Pg. frango , frangão , a cockerel, ckerel, a chicken, fem. franga , a pullet.] A partridge of the genus Francolin us. The common francolin, F. vulgar is , is an elegant species, formerly found throughout all the Black or Common Francolin ( Francolin us vulgar is ). [NL.: see warmer parts of Europe, as well as in Asia and Africa, but and its flesh is greatly esteemed. now chiefly confined to Asia. It has a very loud whistle, Francolinæ (frang-kō-line), n. pl. [NL.] The francolins as a subfamily of gallinaceous birds. Francolin us (frang-kō-li'nus), n. francolin.] The technical specific name of the common francolin, Tetrao francolin us (Linnæus), made by Stephens in 1819 a generic name of the francolins. There are several species besides F. vulgar is, as the Chinese, F. chinensis, and the Indian, F. pictus.