gulancha (golancha)

[E. Ind.] The Tinospora cord i folia, a woody menispermaceous climber common in India and Ceylon. The roots and stems are bitter, and po e tonic, antiperiodic, and diuretic properties. gular (gu'lär), a. and n. [ common to all the steganopodous or totípalmate birds, and found in a few others. It is most highly developed in the pelican, in which it hangs as a great bag under the bill and throat, capable of holding several quarts. See cut under pelican.Gular sutures. Same as buccal sutures (which IMG:content-2788.png:[blocks in formation]