hypopteryg1um

[Pref. hypo-, and Gr. pterygion =a little wing.] Bot.: The typical genus of the tribe Hypopterygei (q. v.). IMG:content-1420.png:[blocks in formation] hy pós-ta-sis, hy-pos-ta-sỹ, *hy-pos-ta-sie, 8. Lat. hypostasis , from Gr. hypostasis a standing ander, substance, a Person of the Trinity: hypo = under, and stasis =standing; Fr. hypostase .] I. Ord. Lang.: That which lies at the basis or foundation of anything. ( Huxley , in Ann andale .) II. Technically : *1. Alchemy : The principle or element of anything; spec., mercury, sulphur, and salt, which the alchemists deemed the principles or elements of all material bodies. 2. Bot .: The name given by Dutrochet to what is more commonly called the suspensor or suspensory cord of the embryo of an ovule. [SUSPENSOR.] 3. Med .: The sediment in urine. ( Parr . ) 4. Theol. & Ch . Hist . The name given by the Greek ecclesiastical writers to what the Latins called Persona=a Person of the Trinity. *hy-pos-ta-size, v . t . [HYPOSTATIZE.]