Apocalyptic

Containing or pertaining to revelation; disclosing; pertaining to the Apocalypse. -n. An apocalyptical writer. Apocalyptical, a. The same as apocalyptic. Apocar'pous, a. [Gr. apo , and karpos , fruit.] ( Bot . ) Applied to pistils distinct from each other. See CARPEL. Apo'cinum, n. [Gr. apo , away; kyon , a dog. Pliny says this plant is fatal to dogs.] ( Bot . ) A gen. of plants, ord. Аросупасее . -The dog's-bane, A. androsæmifolium , is a smooth, elegant plant, with a stem reddened by the sun, 3 ft. high; corolla bell-shaped, white, striped with red. It is a medicinal plant, found in the U. States, in hedges and borders of fields. Apocopate, v. a. [From APOCOPE.] To take away the last letter or syllable of a word.