pavonia (1)

[Lat. pavo (gen it. pavonis ) = a peacock.] 1. Entom.: A genus of Butterflies, family Nymphal ide. 2. Zool.: A madrepore having the eminences surrounding the star-like depre ions raised in leaflets or crests furrowed on both sides. pa-vō-ni-a (2), subst [Named after Don Josef Pavon, M. D., of Madrid, a traveler in Peru, and coauthor with Ruez, of a Flora peruviana . ( Pax ton.)] Bot.: A genus of Malvaceæ, tribe Urenese. Small shrubs or herbs found in tropical America and Asia. Pavonia odorata is cultivated in Indian and Burmese gardens for its fragrant flowers. Its roots pavillon (as pa-ve-yon'), 8. [Fr.] Music: The bell of a horn, or other instrument of are given in fever, inflammation, and hemorrhage. a like kind. It yields a fiber, as does P. zeylanica, which is wild in India. P. diuretic a is prescribed in Brazil as a emollient. Flûte à Pavillon : Music : An organ stop, the pipes of which are sur diuretic, but is supposed to act simply as an mounted by a bell. IMG:content-0770.png:[blocks in formation] pawn på-vo-ni-næ, s. pl. [Lat. pavo, gen it. pav on ( is ); fem. pl. adj. suff. -inæ.] Ornithol.: A sub-family of Phasianide (q. v.). Plumage generally covered with spots or ocelli. Tail usually much lengthened, full, with the webs in certain species very long and split into threads. Upper mandible long, overlapping the under one. It contains four genera, Pavo, Poly plectron, Argus, and Cro optilon. Habitat, the Oriental region. păv-o-nine, a. & s. [Lat. pav on in us , from pavo (gen it. pavonis ) =a peacock.] A. As adjective : *1. Of or pertaining to a peacock; resembling a peacock. 2. Resembling the tail of a peacock; iridescent. (Said of ores, ., which exhibit the brilliant hues of the peacock's tail.) B. As subst.: Peacock's-tail tarnish; the iridescent luster found in some ores and metallic products. pa-võ'-ni-ous, a. [Mod. Latin pavonius, from pavo a peacock.] Bot.: Spotted so as to resemble a peacock. ( Pax ton .) *păv-o-nīze, v. i. [Lat. pavo (gen it. pavonis ) = a peacock; Eng. suff. -ize .] To act or comport one's self like a peacock.