zillidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. zill (a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -ida.] Botany : A family of Orthoplocee. Silicle indehiscent, sub-globose, one or two celled, each with a single globose seed. Herbs from the Mediterranean region. zim-a-păn-ite, subst. [After Zimapan, Mexico, where found; suff. -ite ( Min. ).] Min.: Stated to be a chloride of iron, crystallizing in the rhombohedral system. A doubtful spe cies. zimb