ALOCASIA

(Lat.), n. f. ’zi2(si2)-a% Fr., alocasie. Ger., Alocasie. A section of the botanical genus Colocasia, regarded by some as a separate genus. [L, 67.] —A, metallica. A Borneo variety, with leaves resembling large polished metallic shields. [L. 67.]—A. montana. An East Indian variety, the juice of which is used by the natives as a stimulant and rubefacient. [L, 63.)