GORDON I A

(Lat.), n. f. Gor-don'i!1-fts. From Gordon, a proper name. Fr., gordonie. The loblolly-bay, a genus of the Gordoniece (Fr., gordoniees), which are a tribe of the Ternxtroemiacece. [B, 34, 42, 170 (a, 24).] G. hwmatoxylon. The Jamaica bloodwood, or redwood; found in the West Indies. [B, 275 (a, 24).] G. las i an thus. Fr., gordonie las i an the. A tree 50 to 80 feet high found in swamps near the coast from Virginia to Florida. The bark is astringent. [B, 34, 173 (a, 24).] G. pubescens. The mountain-bay, a tree 40 to 50 feet high growing in Georgia and Florida. [B, 34 (a, 24).] [s. 224]