macro petalous

[ Gr.macros =large; Eng. petal; suff.- ous.] Having large petals. măc-ro-phyl-line, ma-croph'-l-lous, a. [Gr. makrophyllos: pref. macro-, and Greek phyllon =a leaf.] Bot.: Consisting of elongated extended leaflets. măc-rô-pi-pěr, s. [Pref. macro-, and Mod. Lat. piper (q. v.).] Botany : A genus of Pipe raceæ, family Piperide (q.v.). Macro piper met hist i cum is plant which the South-sea Islanders call ava or kava. It has a thick woody rugged aromatic rhizome, a tincture of which is used in rheumatism. Macerated in water it is said to bring on copious perspiration, and produce a cure in persons affected with venereal disease.