ANTHOXANTHUM

(Lat.), n. n.. From dv6os, à flower, and £av@6s, yellow. Fr., flouve. A genus of gramineous plants distinguished by bearing spikelets containing three flowers—one (median) perfect and two (lateral) pcerile cons uns of a single bearded pale. [B, 34.)—A. odoratum [Linneus]. Fr., flouve odorante, foin dur. Ger., Gold gras, Sweet-scented vernal gra ; a species found in the. United States, Canada, and Europe, growing from 10 to 18 inches high, distinguished by its agreeable fragrance. It contains coumarin. Its root is sometimes used as a tonic. [B, 34, 173.]