Brain spun

Spun out of the brain. Brain-le-Comte, ( brān - lay - komtay,) a town of Belgium, prov. of Hainault, 13 m. N.N.E. of Mons; pop. 5,065. Brain's tone-coral, n . A name popularly applied to certain kinds of Madrepore of the genus Me and rin a , so named from the general resemblance to the brain of man, exhibited in their large rounded ma , and numerous winding depre ions. When the hemispherical ma is broken, the ridges which bound its furrows may be traced inwards through its substance, even to the central nucleus from which they commenced. The brain stone corals are very common in collections, and are much admired for their beauty. They are found chiefly in the seas of warm climates, particularly in the Indian and S. Atlantic oceans. They sometimes attain a large size. Their rate of growth, however, appears to be slow. O. Ger. brâma, brâmal. Etymol. unknown.] ( Bot.) The common name of the genus RUBUS, q. v.