an a cyclus

[In Fr. an a cycle; Sp., Port., & Ital. anaciclo; Gr. ἀνακυκλέω ( anakukleō ) = to turn round again: ἀνά ( ana ) = again, and κυκλέω ( kukleō ) = to move round; κύκλος = α ring or circle. So called because there are rows of ovaries without flowers, placed in a circle round the disk.] A genus of plants belonging to the order Asteraceæ, or Composites. The A. radiatus was brought to the south of Ireland in ballast, but is not a genuine British plant. The Pellitory of Spain ( A. pyrethrum) has a fleshy root, which, when fresh, produces on the hands of those who gather it first a sensation of great cold, and then one of burning heat. In rheumatic affections of the mouth it is employed as a masticatory. In other diseases it is used as a powerful rubefacient and stimulant. (Lindley: Veg. Kingd., p. 707.) A