ANAGYRIS

(Lat.), n. £. _ A?n(a®n)-a*-ji(gu®)ri?s. Gen.. anagy’- rios, From the Gr. name dvdyupts, avdyvpos; according to some, from avd, backward, and yipos, a circle, on account of the recurved pods. Lat., an a gyros [Pliny]. Fr., ailegne It., anagiride. Sp., anagiris. 1, A genus of papilionaceous epee ual plants, established by Linneeus. 2. A genus of papilionaceous leguminous lants, made by Tournefort, comprising species now’cl ed under 'aptisia and The sis. [B, 19, Aaa fœtid a [Linnzous]. Fr., anagyre fétide, bois (ou arbre) puant. Ger., Stinkbaum, Stinkstrauch. A shrub frequently reaching the height of 10 feet, growing upon rocky and mountainous places in the Mediterranean countries of Europe. It has pale-yellow flowers and trifoliate leaves with acutely lanceolate leaflets which when rubbed emit. a fœtid odor. It contains a fixed oil, gum, resin, a yellow coloring matter, and is in. The narrow, compre ed, recurved pods contain violet-colored unciform seeds which are emetic in action; and the leaves produce catharsis. [B, 19, 51, 173, 180; L.J—A, indica Lindley], A. nepal ens is [Graham]. The eget nepal ens is. B, 212.]—A. non-fæœtens minor [Bauhin], A. non fœtid a major [Bauhin]. The Cytisus laburnum. [B, 211.]