desmoncus

[Gr. desmos = a bond, and ong kos a hook.] Bot.: A genus of Brazilian palms, tribe Cocoem. They have reed-like flexuous stems, and straight or hooked prickles. The flowers are cream-colored, pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; go, pot IMG:content-2264.png:[blocks in formation] desmotomy the drupes red. Desmoncus macranthos , the Jacitara of South America, is a climbing or trailing palm. Strips of the stem are plaited by the Indians so as to make strainers for squeezing out the poisonous juice of the mandioc root. ( Loudon , Treas . of Bot ., .) děş-mot-ô-mỹ, ot-o-mỹ, s. [ Gr.desmos =a bond, a fetter, and tome a cutting: temno=to cut.] Anat.: The act of di ecting the ligaments and sinews of the body.