seneci onideæ

pl. [Lat. senecio, gen it. senecion ( is ): fem. pl. adj. suff. -idea.] Bot.: A tribe of Tubuliflorse, with the following sub-tribes: Euxenieæ, Millerieæ, Silphieæ, Melampodieæ, Ambrosieæ, Iveæ, Par the nieæ, Helio psi der, Rudbeckieæ, Coreopsideæ, Bident ideæ, Verbesinee, Flaverieæ, Tageteæ, Porophylleæ, Gaillardieæ, Helenieæ, Galinsogeæ, Sphe ogyneæ, An them ideæ, Chrysanth emeæ, Cotuleæ, A than a sieæ, Artemisieæ, Hippieæ, Eriocephaleæ, An giant heæ, Ca iniere, Helichryseæ, Seriphieæ, Antennarieæ, Ley erieæ, Relhanieæ, Neurolæneæ, and Senecioneæ. tsě něc-ti-tūde, subst. [Lat. senectus =old age, from senex =old.] Old age. sěně-ga, sěně kạ, s. [SENECA.] Pharm .: The dried root of Polygala senega , the Rattlesnake-root. It is stimulant, expectorant, diuretic, and emmenagogue, and in large doses, emetic and cathartic. It is given in chronic affections of the lungs, in functional derangement of the heart, in dropsy, amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea. Sen-ě-gâl', s. [From the native name.] Geog.: A French colonial dependency on the west coast of Africa, traversed by a river of the same name. Senegal-galago, s . Zool.: Galago senega lens is . It is fawn-gray above, yellowish white beneath, with dark brown feet and tail, and a white stripe on the face. Senegal-jackal, s. Zool .: A well-marked variety of the Jackal ( Canis aureus ), to which specific distinction is sometimes given as Canis anthus. It is larger than the common kind, more elegantly built, and has long legs, somewhat like a greyhound, Color bright tawny, with a black band on back, chest, and sides. Senegal-parrot, s . Ornith.: Palæornis senegal us . Senegal-root, s . Pharm.: The root of Cocculus bakis . It is very bitter, and is a diuretic. [SAPONIN.]