erysipelatous (erisipelatus)

[ When a person, who for some years had been subject to erysipelatous fevers, perceived the usual forerunning symptoms to come on, I advised her to drink tar-water. Bp . Berkeley, Siris, § 6. erysipelous (er-i-sip'e-lus), a. [ fungi, belonging to the group Erysiphea, in which the perithecia have appendages similar to the mycelium, and each perithecium contains several asci. E. communis is injurious to the common pea and other plants. E. Cichoracearum grows on numerous plants, especially of the order Compos itæ. Erysipheæ, Erysiphei (er-i-sif'e-e, -i), n. pl. [NL., fem. or masc. pl. of * erysipheus, adj., Eryngium (ē-rin'ji-um), n. [NL., erynge , ἠρύγγιον , dim. of ἤρυγγος , also ἐρύγγη , a sort of thistle, the eringo: see eringo .] A genus of coarse, umbelliferous, perennial dal perithecia, which appear as blackish specks among herbs, with coriaceous toothed or or prickly leaves, and blue or white bracted flowers, closely se ile in dense heads. There are more than 100 species, found in temperate and subtropical climates. A few are occasionally cultivated for ornament. E. maritimum and E. campestre, European species known as eringo, were formerly celebrated as diuretics. (See eringo.) The button snakeroot, E. yuccæ folium, a native of the United States, is reputed to be diaphoretic and expectorant. E. fœtidum is cultivated in tropical America for flavoring soups. eryngo, n. See eringo. eryngust, n. [ When the leading goats have taken an eryngus, or sea holly, into their mouths, all the herd will stand still. Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 775. See Erinys, 2 ( α ). the mycelial threads. Each perithecium has several or many appendages radiating from it, like the spokes of a wheel. In the genera Podosphæra and Microsphæra the appendages are dichotomously forked at the tip, often in avery beautiful manner. Each perithecium contains from one to many asci, according to the genus and species to which it belongs, and the asci contain from two to eight spores. The principal genera are Sphærotheca, Erysiphe, Uncinula, Phyllactinia, Podosphæra, and Microsphæra. Many species are injurious to cultivated plants.