AZAKANA

n. See ASAKANA. Ash’wed. A sort of herb, probably the same An undetermined tree of the Moluccas, the wood of which is used for making small boxes and for other pur- A tree of the Moluccas, the fruit of AYVELIN (Tamil), n. The Bryonia laciniosa of Linneus. [B, 21. “ Magra, terra rube a ”; probably a sort of red Po, n. 'a>-ra>k, -th?a?d'a>-ra>k, LB, 88.) I ARBOR (Lat.), n. PES pate ae See AZADIRACHTA, A genus of meliaceous trees It differs from the allied genus Melia (to which it is referred by Bentham and Hooker) in the 3-lobed stigma and triloculur ovary containing collateral ovules, and in the 1-celled [B, 19, 42, 216.]— e ‘i N ue leaflets and small, white flowers disposed in panicles. Its bark (azadirachte cortex corter azederach [seu margose], nim-bark) is said to ing to some, an alkaloid, azadirine, and is used as an anthelminthic, tonic, and (with the root) febrifuge. The leaves (azadirachtæ folia [Ind. Ph.]) are employed as an application in rheumatism, contusions, glandular slings, and certain skin diseases. The fruit furnishes a very bitter, acrid fixed oil (oil of a.) which is used as an illuminating oil, in dyeing cotton fabrics, and medicinally as an anthelminthic and as The seeds are used as an insect is on and in the preparation of a hair-wash. A gum which exudes A sort of feries India); a fixed oil ob- [P. S. Moo too swamy, Fr., azadirine, azédarine, À bitter principle, perhaps an alkaloid, extracted t has been used as a substitute for 1, Saffron (the Crocus [B.] 2. A new Granada name for the Escobedia scabri- [B, 121.J—A. ers’ safflower (the Cart ham us tinc- 1 A medicinal herb res from the province of San Luis, Argentine Republic. °° xxiv, p. 763 (B).J—A. de A. rom i (6 rom in). See A. bas- AS th?a?-fra>n-thel’yo. The Car- 11 447.]—A. de México. The Escobedia A resinous coloring matter found by Altamirano in the Escobedia scabrifolia; said to form a blue coloration, pa ing into violet, when treated with Aaa EGHIRI, n. A Turkish name for the Acorus calamus. bore a jPursh], A. calendulacea [Michaux], A. canescens The Rhododendron nudiflorum. [B, 215.|—A. glanca marck]. A variety of the Rhododendron glaucum. [B, 215.|—A. indica. See RHODODENDRON indicum.—A. nitid a [Pursh]. A variety of the Rhododendron viscosum. [B, 2 A. nudiflora [Linnæus], A. per i cly me no ides [Michaux]. RHODODENDRON nudiflorum.— A. pontic a [Linnæus]. See AN THO DENDRON ponticum and Ruo- DO DENDRON ponticum.—A. procumbens [Linnæus]. See Lois- LEURIA procumbens.—A. sinen: See RHODODENDRON sinense.— A. speciosa {Willdenow]. The Rhododendron speciosum of G. Don. [B, 214.]—A. to mentos a. See LoisLEURIA procumbens.—A. viscosa. See RHODODENDRON venustum.