scissurella

[Dimin. from Lat. sci ura =a rending, a cleft.] Zool . & Palæont .: The typical genus of Sci urel line (q. v.). Shell minute, thin, not pearly: body whorl large, spur small, surface striated, aperture operculate rounded, the adult with a slit in the side. Known recent species five, from Britain, the Mediterranean, .; fo il four, from the Tertiary. sçis-su-rěl-li-næ, s. pl . [Modern Latin sci urell(a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff.- inæ .] Zool .: A sub-family of Haliotide. ( Tate .) †sçi-ta-min-e-æ, *sçi-tam-in-a, s. pl . [Latin scitam ( ent a )=delicate food, dainties; fem. pl. adj. suff. ineæ , or neut. -ina.] Botany : †1. ( Of the form scitaminese): The same as ZINGIBER ACE (g. v.). *2. ( Of the form sci tamin a): The third order in Linnæus' Natural System (1751). Genera: Musa, Canna, Amomum, .