Brucea

(Bot.) A genus of plants, order Simaru baceæ. The species B. anti dysenteric a po e es properties similar to those of qua ia, q. v. Bruce/port, in the State of Wash ., a post-village of Pacific co., on Shoal water Bay, 50 m. W.S.W. of Olympia. Bru'cerville, in Alabama , a post-office of Pike co. Bruce's Lake, in Indiana , a post-office of Fuller co. Bruceton Mills, in W. Virginia , a post-office of Pres ton co. Bruce'town, in Virginia, a post-village of Frederick county. Bruceʼville, in Alabama , a post-office of Bullock co. Bruceville, in Illinois , a post-office of La Salle co. Bruceville, in Indiana , a post-village of Knox co., 8 m. N.E. of Vincennes. Chekalis co., 35 m. N. N. E. of Pacific City. Bruchus, ( broo'kus ,) n. (Zool.) A gen. of insects, fam. Curculio nid a. The female deposits an egg in the young and tender germ of various leguminous or cereal plants, ., upon which the larva feeds, and within which it un- dergoes its transformations; the perfect insect, in order to make its escape, detaches a portion of the epidermis, like a small cup; hence the small holes often observed in peas, dates, . The family is very extensive. B. pis i , which is two lines long, IMG:content-0774.png:[blocks in formation] black, with gray spots on the elytra, in some years does great mischief to peas, particularly in our country. B. seripes ( Fig . 429), with the head and posterior limb, is a fine example of this family. By some authors it is placed in a separate genus.