Gross if i cation

[Eng. gro , and Lat. facere, to make.] Act of making gro , solid, or thick. (Bot.) The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization. Gro ly, adv. In a gro manner; coarsely; bulkily; without delicacy; as, gro ly abused. Gro 'ne , n. State or quality of being gro ; thick- ne ; coarsene ; corpulence; enormity. Gro ular, a. [From Lat. gro ulus , a small fig.] Pertaining to, or resembling a gooseberry. Gro ular i aceæ, (gros- su - la - re - ai'se -e,) n. pl. [Lat. gro ula, a gooseberry.] ( Bot .) An order of plants, alliance Gro a les. DIAG. Pulpy fruit and parietal placents. They consist of shrubs, natives of the temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Some of the species have spines and prickles. The leaves are alternate, lobed, and radiate-veined. The flowers are axillary, racemose, perfect, or rarely unisexual; with superior calyx 4-5-lobed; five minute petals inserted on the calyx; five stamens alternate with the petals, and inserted in the same manner; and an inferior 1celled ovary, with two parietal placentas. The fruit is pulpy, with numerous seeds. There are but two genera and 95 species. Some are showy garden-plants; but they are mostly remarkable for their agreeable acid fruits, known as gooseberries, and red, white, and black currants, belonging to the genus RIBES, q. v. that he composed his great work, De Jure Belli et Pacis. After an absence of 12 years, he returned to his native country, relying on the favor of Frederic Henry, prince of Orange, who had written him a sympathizing letter. But by the influence of his enemies he was condemned to perpetual banishment. He pa ed the remnant of his life in the diplomatic service of Sweden, and D. at Rostock, in 1645. With the talents of the most able statesman, G. united deep and extensive learning. He was a profound theologian, a distinguished scholar, an acute philosopher, a learned jurist, and an erudite historian. Among his works not mentioned above may be noticed De Anti quit ate Rei publicæ Batavice ; a History of the Goths, . Gro'ton, in Connecticut , a post-township of New London co., on the Thames River and Long Island Sound, opposite New London. There still may be seen Fort Griswold, memorable for the ma acre of an American garrison by the British in 1781. The British having captured the fort after a desperate resistance, Col. Ledyard, the American commander, surrendered to the officer of the detachment, and was immediately killed with his own sword, most of his men being also butchered. A granite monument, to commemorate that event, was erected in G. in 1830. Groton, in Ma achusetts , a post-village and township of Middle sex co., on the Nashua and Squannacook rivers, abt. 35 m. N.N.W. of Boston, Groton, in New Hampshire, a post-township of Grafton co. Groton, in New York, a post-village and township of Tompkins co., about 12 m. N.E. of Ithaca. Pop. (1890) Gros's ularite, n. ( Min .) The lime - alumina garnet. It is a silicate of alumina and lime. Comp . Silica 40-1, alumina 227, lime 37.2. Some lime is often replaced by protoxide of iron. Color white, but varying to brown, yellow, and green, from the presence of iron manganese and rarely chromium. Sp . gr . 3-4-375. Cinnamon 1,280. stone (q. v.) is included in this variety. The original G. included a green variety from Siberia, and was named from Gro ular i a , the botanical name for the gooseberry. Grosvenor Dale, ( grov'nor ,) in Connecticut , a post- office of Windham co. Gro 'ward in, Gro 'wardein, [Magyar, Nágy- Varad ,] a fortified city of Austria, in Hungary, 135 m. E. of Buda. Manuf . Linens, woollens, and cutlery. Pop . 24,200.