kadsura

[The Japanese name.] Bot.: A genus of Schizandraceæ. They are mucilaginous shrubs, with three sepals, six to nine petals, and fifteen or more stamens, found in tropical Asia. By boiling the juice, a mucilage is obtained, which is used in making Bro us so net i a paper. Japanese women use it also to clean pomatum from their hair. kad-sür-ad, s. [Mod. Lat. kadsur (a); -ad .] Bot. (pl.): The name given by Lindley to the order Schizandracem (q. v.). kāe, s. [KA.] A daw. "God ble your honours a' your days, Wi' sowps o' kail and brats o' claise, In spite o' a' the thievish kaes ." Burns: Cry and Prayer.