TRIOSTEUM

(Lat.), n. n. Tri(tri2)-o2st'e2-u3m(u4m). From Tpeis, three, and bareov, a bone. Fr., triostee. Ger., Dreikern. A genus of the Caprifoliacece. The Triostece are a subtribe of the LonicereaB. [a, 35.] T. an gust i folium. Horse-gentian; found in the southern United States. The root is used like that of T. per folia tum. [a, 35.] T. per folia tum. Fr., ipecacuanha de Virginie. Ger., durchwachsenblattriger Dreikern. Wild ipecac, horse gentian, fever-root, feverwort; a North American herb. The yellowish or brownish root, radix triostei, has a bitter, nauseous taste and a sickening odor, and is cathartic and emetic, [a, 35.] [s. 651]