myoporaceæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. myopor Bot.: Myoporads; an order of Perigynous Exogens, alliance Echiales. It consists of shrubs with simple exstipulate leaves, axillary flowers, a five parted persistent calyx, a monepetalous hypogynous corolla, with the limbs nearly equal or two lipped; stamens four, didynamous, sometimes with the rudiments of a fifth; ovary two or four-celled; fruit a drupe; the putamens with two or four cells each, one or two-seeded. (um); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceœ.] my-op-or-ad, 8. [Mod. Lat. myopor(um); Eng. suff.-ad. ] Bot . ( pl .): The name given by Lindley to the order Myoporaceae (q. v.). my-op-or-um, s. [Gr. myō-to shut, and poros =a pore, referring to the leaves.] Bot.: The typical genus of the order Myoporacese (q. v.). About thirteen species are known, chiefly from Australia. IMG:content-1525.png:[blocks in formation] тубрs short-sighted.] Optics, .: Near or short sight, a defect of the eye, produced generally by too great convexity of the cornea or crystalline lens, causing the focus to be placed not on the cornea, but in front of it. It occurs in early life from too great use of the eyes on minute objects, as the print in a book, especially by imperfect light. It is corrected by doubly-con cave spectacles. As a rule the defect diminishes with the advance of age.