Euchalinine (u"kalinine)

pl. [NL., of fibers and slender spicules. Eucharinæ (u-ka-ri'nē), n. pl. [NL., ris + -inæ.] A subfamily of the parasitic hymenopterous family Chalcididæ, founded by Leach (1812), including the strongest and hand somest forms among Hymenoptera, having five IMG:content-0767.png:[blocks in formation] Eucharis american a. (Line shows natural size.) Euchite of mollusks: same as Glaucus. Péron, 1807.3. A genus of ctenophorans. Eschscholtz, 1829. -4. A genus of 3 species of bulbous amaryllidaceous plants of the Andes of Colombia, of which E. grandiflora ( E. Am azonic a ) is frequently cultivated. Its flowers, borne upon the summit of the scape, are large, pure white, and very fragrant.