gmelina (g silent)

[Named after John George Gmelin, a celebrated German naturalist, who traveled to Siberia, and published a flora of that region.] Bot .: A genus of Verbenaceæ, tribe Viticee. The leaves of Gmelina parviflora render water mucilaginous. It may then be employed as a ptisan for the cure of ardor urine. ( Lindley .) gměl-in-ite ( g silent), s. [Named after Prof. Charles Gmelin, of Tübingen, Germany.] Min.: A colorle , yellowish-white, greenish white, or reddish-white, fresh, transparent to translucent, brittle mineral, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. Hardne , 4:5; specific gravity, 2.042.17. Composition: Silica, 46-37-53.71; alumina, 17-63-21-48; lime, 3-67-11-48; soda, 3-10-7-29; pota a, 0-39-187; 8-58-29-41. Sarcolite, Lederevite, and Hydro lite are varieties. Found at Andreas berg, in the Harz; at Montecchio, Maggiore, and Castel, in the Vincentine; in Cyprus; near Cape Blomidon, in Nova Scotia, . ( Dana .) *gnăp ( g silent), v. t. [Etym. doubtful.] To gnaw, to eat. gnă-phal-i-sæ ( g silent), s. pl. [Lat. gnaphal i (um), and fem. pl. adj. suff. -eœ.] Bot .: A tribe of composite plants, sub-order or series Tubuliflorse. The flowers are all tubular, the outer ones very slender. 2030