melIcerta

[Gr. Melikertes, a son of Athamas and Ino metamorphosed into a marine divinity, under the name of Palemon.] Zool .: A genus of Rotifers, family Floscular ide, Melicerta ringens is a beautiful species, frequently found on water-plants, especially on Potamogoton crisp us. The rotary organs are four-lobed, and the are each in a tubular cavity. měl-1-çer-tum, s. [MELICERTA.) Zool .: A genus of Hydroid a, sub-order Campanular i a, family Thaumantide. The bell is short and broad at the margin, and has a crowd of irregular filiform tentacles. a kernel.] mel-1-coc-ca, s . [Gr. mel i =honey, and kokkos = Bot.: A genus of Sapindacese, tribe Sapindese. Melicocca bijuga , a West Indian tree, has sub-acid, brown berries, for which it is cultivated in Brazil. měl-i-co-toôn', s. [MELOCOTON.] *měl-I-crā-tõr-ý, s. [Gr. melik ratos , from mel i =honey, and kerranumi to mix.] A mixture of honey, water, ., forming a drink like mead.