BUTTERFLY

n. Bu't'u'r-fli, Lat., papilio. Fr., papillon. Ger., Schmetterling. It., parpaglione, far fall a. Sp. ‘mariposa. 1. The imago of various Lepidoptera, es) pealy of the genus Papilio (q. v.). [A, 802, er, A familiar term for a certain operation on the posterior wall of the vagina and the skin of the perlnæum in which one of skin and mucous membrane is removed leaving a denuded surface resembling the wings and head of a b. [J. D. Emmet, “ N. Y. Med. Jour.,” Aug. 14, 1886, p. 180.] 3. A loose flat ma of absorbent cotton with a piece of thread attached at its middle, the portion of cotton on each side of the thread bein: spread out somewhat into the shape of a b’s wing: to be inserte into the vagina (a New York term).—I3.-orchid. The Habenaria bifolia and the Habenaria chlorantha. [L, 73.]—13.-plant. See the paaion list.—B.-shaped. PAPILIONACEOUS. — B,-weed. The Asclepias tuberosa. [B, 215.]