photinIa

[Gr. phōteinos =shining; referring to the bright, glo y leaves.] Bot.: A genus of Pomacese. Handsome shrubs, with corymbs of white flowers, from Nepaul, China, and California. The bark of Photinia dubia is used in Nepaul to dye scarlet. phō-to-, pref. [Gr. phos (gen it. photos )=light.] Pertaining or relating to light. photo-aquatint, s. [PHOTOENGRAVING.] phô-tô, s. [A contract. of photograph, s. (q. v.).1 A photograph; a photographic picture. phô-tô-chém'-Ic-al, a. [Pref. photo-, and Eng. chemical (q. v.).] Pertaining to the chemical action of light.