curtis i a

[Named after Mr. William Curtis, founder of the Botanical Magazine.] Bot.: A genus of Cornacese (Cornels). Calyx four parted; petals, four blunt; stamens, four alternate; the hind part of the stone-fruit four to five-celled. Curtis i a faginea is a large tree from the Cape of Good Hope, called the A egai Tree, because the natives form their a egais from its wood. *curtle-axe, *curtal-axe, s. [A corruption of cutla (q. v.).] cūrt-lý, adv. [Eng. curt; -ly.] 1. In a concise or brief manner; concisely, briefly. 2. In a curt, short, or sharp manner; with curt ne . so curtly, succinctly, and concisely epitomiz'd tl long story of the captive."-Gayton: Notes on D. Quixote, iv. 15.