Comandra

[Gr. komi, hair, and andres, stamens.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, order Santa lace a. They are very smooth, suffruticose plants of N. America; ped. axillary and terminal; flowers small, umbellate. C. umbellata, the Bastard Toad-flax, is found in rocky woods throughout the U. States. Co'man's Well, in Virginia , a P. O. of Su ex co. Coma'rum, n. [Gr. komaros, the strawberry-tree, which this plant resembles.) ( Bot .) A genus of plants, order Rosacea. C. palustre, the Marsh cinquefoil, is found in swamps from Wisconsin to the Arctic Circle. Co'mate, a. [Lat. comatus , from coma , hair.] Hairy; encompa ed with a bushy appearance, like hair. Co-mate', n. A fellow-companion; a comrade. "My co-mates and brothers in exile." - Shaks.