matriarchy (matriarki)

[ male line. The ancient Slavonians had no prejudice against matri archy. Quarterly Rev., CLXII. 196. 3660 genus of plants of the natural order Compos it a and the tribe An them idea. It is characterized by radiate heads, with an involucre of rather broad bracts, by achenia with from 3 to 5 ribs on the inner face and none on the back, and by a receptacle which is often conical or oblong. They are herbs, with alternate leaves, which are two or three times pinnatifid, with linear or thread-like divisions, and small or medium-sized heads, which are usually solitary at the tips of the branches, and have white ray-flowers and yellow disk-flowers. There are about 23 species, found in Europe, North America, the northern part of Asia, and northern and southern Africa. M. Chamomilla, called wild or German bling the comm IMG:content-0329.png:[merged small][ocr errors] Flowering Plant of Matric aria inodora. a, ray-flower; b, disk-flower; c, achenium. camomile, is a common annual of Europe, in appearance strongly resemcommon mayweed. M. inodora, also European, is a scentle species, which, like the former, is sparingly naturalized in the United States. M. disco idea, with rayle heads, is spreading from western America eastward, and is naturalized in northern Europe. M. glabrata, of South Africa, affords a good substitute for camomile. matricet (ma'tris), n. [ IMG:content-0330.png:[blocks in formation] Saw, North and South, her bright-armed myriads stand, Saw herself rent in twain by matricidal hand. Palgrave, N. A. Rev., CXX. 440.