DYSODIA

(Lat.). n. f. Dias(du6s)-od'ia-a3. Or., SvtruSia. Fr. dysodie, puanteur. Ger., Gestank. It.,disodia,fetore. Sp., hedor, disodia. 1. Fcetor, a stench, especially a foetid odor from the body. 2. Of Sauyages, a generic term for all diseases characterized by foetid emanations. [G, 17.] 3. False dog-fennel: of Cavanilles, a genus of composite herbs. [A., 385 (a, 21); B, 34 (a, 24).] D. chrysanth emo ides. A species of D. (3d def.) found on prairies and roadsides from Illinois and Mi ouri to Alabama; employed as a vermifuge. It yields a yellow dye. [B, 34, 173 (a, 24).J 1>. cutanea. Fr., dysodie cutanee. See BROMIDROSIS. D. glandulosa. See D. chrysantiiemoides. [s. 635]