guettarda

[Named after Etienne Guettard, a French botanist.] Bot.: The typical genus of the family Guettar dide. The bark and root of Guettarda coccinea , G. antirrhæa, and G. angelica are febrifuges and astringents. guet-tar-di-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. guettard ( a ), and Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -ida.] Bot.: A family of Cinchonacem, tribe Coffee. *gueux (eux nearly as ū), s. [Fr. a beggar, a ragamuffin, a rascal, a blackguard.] Hist.: The nickname taken by the patriots of the guide gug'-gle, s . [GUGGLE, v.] A sound as of water or other liquid pa ing through a narrow aperture, or of air being pa ed through a liquid; a gurgle. tgûhr, s. [Ger.=(1) fermentation, working; (2) see def., from gähren to ferment.] Min.: A loose earthy deposit in the cavities of rocks, generally white, in which case it is probably calcareous, but sometimes reddish or reddish-yellow from a mixture of oxide of iron. gui-ăc, gui-a-cum (gui as gwi), gwi-a-cům, 8. [GUAIACUM.] Gui-a-nạ, Guy-a-na, Guay-a-na (Gui, Guy, and Guay as Gwē), s. & a . [The native name.] A. As subst.: An extensive country in the northern part of South America, between the Amazon and the Orinoco rivers, divided into Brazilian, British, Dutch, French, and Venezuelan Guiana. B. As adj .: Of or pertaining to the place described under A. Guiana-bark, s . Pharm .: The bark of Portland i a hexandra , used as a febrifuge. Called more fully French Guiana Bark.