AURANTIA

(Lat.), n. f. ae and n. pl. A‘r(a’-u‘r)-a2n(a3n)- shi?(ti?)-a8. Fr., oranger (2d def.), or angers (3d def.). Ger., Kaisergelb (1st def.). ' 1. A erystalline_yellowish-red powder, N{(C,Hg- (NO2)ala-NH4, being the ammonium: salt of hexanitrodiphenytamine. It is said to be excernin ely breif ne to the skin, even in dilute solution, producing painful pustules like those caused by croton-oil; but this has been denied. [B, 49, 258.] 2. (Fem. of adj., aurantius [mal us understood]) an orange. [B,59.] 3. (Pl. of aurantium [q. v.]) oranges; also, of Ju ieu and Correa, an order of plants corresponding, wholly or in part, to the Aurantiacee. [B, 121, 170.]—Aurantiæ baccæ. See Fructus AURANTIT immaturi, under Aurantivs.—A. chinensis. The China, or sweet, orange. [L, 119.J—A. cur a a vent i a (seu cura avica). See’ Fructus AURANTI immaturi, under AURANTIUS.—A. dule is. The sweet ae & A. hi spa lens is. The Seville, or bitter, orange. [B, 59.J—A. immatura. See Fructus AURANTIL immaturi, under AURANTIVS.—ÀÂ. sinensis. See A. chinensis.. AURANTIACEÆ (Lat.), n. f. A*r(a>-u*r)-a?n(a3n)-shi?(ti2)- 'se?(ke?)-e(a3-e?), Fr., aurantiacées. Ger., Orangengewächse, It., auranziache. The citron worts, the Aurantia of Correa (and in part of Ju ieu); an order of dicotyledonous plants belonging to the Thalami floræ (Choripetalæ), made by Mirbel, Ju ieu, De Candolle, and others. By Bentham and Hooker it is included among the Rutaceæ, as the tribe Aurantieæ (q. v.). [B, 36, 42, 170.]