plecospermum

[Gr. plekos =wickerwork, and sperm a =seed.] Botany: A genus of Artocarpacem. The wood of Plecospermum spinosum, a large, thorny, Indian shrub, is used at Darjeeling with Symploco. race mos a and turmeric to give a yellow dye. plě-cos-to-mus, s. [Greek plekos =wickerwork, and stoma =the mouth.] Ichthyology: A genus of Siluride, group Stenobranchise, from tropical America. The males of some species have the snout armed with bristles. plě-co-tī, s. pl. [PLECOTUS.] Zool .: A group of Vesper til i on i dae (q. v.). Nos. trils margined behind by rudimentary nose-leaves, or by grooves on the upper surface of the muzzle; ears generally very large; forehead grooved. Gen era: Antrozous, Nyc to phil us, Synotus, Plecotus, and Otonycteris. ( Dobson .)