DAPHNIA

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 23

(Lat.), n. f. Daaf(dasf)'ni!1-as. Gr., Sa^via. A gem anciently supposed to have the property of curing epilepsy. [A, 325 (a. 21).] DAPHNIAD^I (Lat.), n. f. pi. Daf(dasf)-ni(ni)'a2d(a3d>e(ase*). 1. A family of the Daphnila. [L.] 2. See DAPHNITA. [s. 506]