Urceolina (er seolina)

[NL. (Reichenbach), from the shape of the flowers; dim. of L. urceolus, an urn: see urceolus.] A genus of plants, of the order Amaryllid aceæ, tribe Ama rylleæ, and subtribe Cyathiferæ. It is characterized by broadly tubular or urn-shaped flowers with short lobes, an ovary with numerous ovules, and stamens more or le winged at the base, but not united into a cup as in the related genera. The 3 species are natives of the Andes, and are bulbous plants with flat-petioled leaves, ovate-oblong or narrower, and umbels of numerous showy flowers, usually yellow and green. The genus is also known as Urceolaria (Herbert, 1821). U. pendula and U. latifolia are border plants from Peru, known in cultivation as urn - flower, and by the generic names. U. mini ata, often called Pent land i a, is a very showy greenhouse plant, producing a solitary leaf and afterward an umbel of drooping vermilion flowers. urceolus (ér-sē'ō-lus), n.; pl. urceoli (-li). [NL., cium of a rotifer, corresponding to the lorica of an infusorian. It may be gelatinous and hyaline, or mixed with hard foreign particles; in rare cases, as that of Melicerta, the urceolus is not organic, but fabricated from extrinsic matter. Encyc. Brit., XXI. 5. urceus (er'sē-us), n .; pl. urcei (-1). [ urceus , a pitcher; cf. orca , a large ve el, Gr. ὑρχα, α pickle-jar.] Eccles ., a ewer, usually of metal, to hold water for washing. urchin (ér'chin), n. and a. [Early mod. E. also urchon, urchone, urchyn ; urchin , urchon , urchone, urchoun, urchun, irchon, irchoun, hir- cheoune, héri on = Pr. eri on = Sp. erizo = Pg. ericio , our iço = It. riccio , ericio ( n- ) , ericius , a hedgehog, ēr , orig. * her , = Gr. χήρ, a hedgehog: see ericius.] I. n. 1. A hedge- hog. See hedgehog and Erinaceus . Like sharp urchouns his here was growe. Rom. of the Rose , 1. 3135. Ray . The common hedgehog or urchin . 2. A sea-urchin. The urchins of the sea called echini. IMG:content-1624.png:[graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] climber, often with a trunk as thick as a man's body, cov- tic a is the caoutchouc-vine of Sumatra and Borneo, a large 4. A roguish child; a mischievous boy. ered with soft, thick, rugged bark. The milky juice which oozes from incisions separates, on standing in the open used as a substitute for india-rubber. The greenish flow- ers are followed by twin roundish fruits with rough lea- thery skin, resembling oranges, and containing a tawny pulp which is eaten both by Europe ans and by natives. 2. [ 1. c .] Eccles . , same as cruet , 2. urceolar (er'sē-o-lär), a . [ urceolus + -ar3.] Same as urceolate . urceolareine, a . See urceolariine . Urceolaria (érse-o-la'ri-a), n. [NL., ceolus , a little pitcher (see urceolus ), + -aria .] 1. In bot .: ( a ) A small genus of gymnocarpous lichens, having a uniform crustaceous thallus and urceolate apothecia (whence the name). I trowe the vrchyn will cly me To some promo cion hastely. Roy and Barlow , Rede me and be nott Wrothe (ed. Arber, [p. 43). Pleased Cupid heard, and checked his mother's pride, "And who's blind now, mamma?" the urchin cried. Prior, Venus Mistaken. 5. One of a pair of small cylinders covered with card-clothing, used in connection with the card drum in a carding-machine. E. H. Knight. II. a. 1. Elfish; mischievous. [Rare.] IMG:content-1625.jpg:[blocks in formation] urelt (ur), n. [ ure , eure , uevre, ovre, F. œuvre , work, action, operation, = Sp. Pg. obra = It. opera , opera , work: see opera , operate, and cf. inure , manure, manœuver .] Op- eration; use; practice. And sure it is taken by custome and vre, Whyle yonge you be there is helpe and cure. ure2+, n. [ME. ure , eur , eür , aür , F. heur (in bon - heur , mal - heur ), fate, luck, fortune, F. also augure = Pr. agur = Sp. agüero = Pg. It. augurio , augurium , augury: see augury . Doublet of augury.] Fortune; destiny. Myne hole affiannce, and my lady free, My godde e bright, my fortune and my ure . Court of Love, 1. 634. ure3+ (ur), n. [L. urus, a kind of wild bull: see urus .] The urus. Uredineæ (u-rē-din'ē-ē), n. pl. [NL. (Bron- gniart, 1824), Uredo ( -din- ) + -ex . ] An order of minute ascomycetous fungi, parasitic chiefly upon living flowering plants and ferns, and fre- quently very injurious to them. It includes the forms known as rust , smut , mildew , etc. The order is re- mark able for the peculiar alternation of forms undergone by many of the species, which are known as the æcidium form, uredo form, and teleutoform, and which were vere long considered as indepcudent genera. Puccinia gram in is , the so-called corn-mildew, may be taken as the type of the course of development followed by most Uredineæ , the three form-genera Ecidium , Uredo , and Puccinia being different stages of it. The first or æcidium stage is the the red-rust of grain; and the third or Puccinia is the ma- ture form. See Fungi , Puccinia , rust1 , 3, mildew , Micro- puccinia , Coniomycetes , heteræcism . - Tremelloid Ure- dinese, a group of Uredineæ which do not po e a spo- rocarp generation, but consist of a teleutospore-bearing do.] In bot ., the Uredineæ . uredinoid (u-red'i-noid), a. In bot . , resembling the Uredineæ , or having their characters. uredinous (u-red'i-nus), a . Same as uredine ous. Uredo (u-redo), n. [NL., uredo , a blight, a blast, urere ( us ), kindle, burn: see ustion .] 1. A form-genus or stage in the development of fungi of the order Uredineæ. It is the stage next preceding the final or Puccinia stage, until recently considered a distinct genus, and many forms whose com- plete life-history is unknown are for convenience still re- tained under this name. Compare cuts under Puccinia ure-ox (ūr'oks), n. J. T. White , Dict. uredospores are produced. uredo form (u-rēʼdō-fôrm), n . In bot . , the form a umed by a uredine ous fungus in the uredo condition-that is, that stage in which the uredospores are produced. uredo-fruit (u-re do-fröt), n . In bot . , same as uredospore. uredo-gonidium (u-rōdō-gō-nid'i-um), n. In bot ., same as uredospore . uredospore (ū-rē'dō-spor), n. In bot ., in Ure- dineæ, the peculiar spore produced during the uredo form stage of the fungus. It is formed by acrogenous separation from a sterigma, and on germ i- nation produces a mycelium which bears uredospores or both uredospores and teleutospores. It is produced dur- ing the summer, and serves to reproduce and extend the fungus rapidly. See Puccinia , 1 (a) (with cut), heteræcism , and spore2. uredosporic (ū-rō-do-spor'ik), a. [ uredospore +-ic.] In bot ., of or pertaining to a uredo- ureide (u'rē-id or -īd), n . [ urea + -ide1 .] A compound of urea with an acid radical. The ureides include a large number of urea-deriva- tives of very complex structure. uremia, uræmia (u-rē mi-a), n. [NL. uræmia, οὗρον , urine, + αίμα , blood.] A condition resulting from the retention in the blood of waste products, chiefly urea, that should nor- color and shape like a bull. Golding , Cæsar, fol. 163. ure4t, pron. A Middle English form of our1 . ure5t, n. A Middle English form of hour . ure6t, n. [ uir , mold, earth. Cf. urry.] mally be eliminated by the kidneys. Its symp- toms are mainly those of a nervous character, such as head- ache, nausea, delirium, and convulsions or somnolence fol- lowed by coma. uremic, uræmic (u-rē'mik), a. [ uremia + -ic.] Of or pertaining to uremia; causing ure- mia; affected with uremia: as, uremic convul- sions. Urena (u-re'nä), n. [NL. (Dillenius, 1732), Malvaceæ , type of the tribe Ureneæ. It is characterized by flowers with five connate bractlets, and fruit everywhere roughened by minute hooks. There are 4 or perhaps 6 species, known as Indian mallow , na- tives of tropical Asia or Africa, with one or two also widely dispersed through warm parts of America. They are herbs or shrubs, with usually angled or lobed leaves, and small employed medicinally for their mucilaginous properties in India and elsewhere. In Brazil the flowers of U. lobata furnish an expectorant, and the roots and stems a decoc- tion used for colic. U. lobata and U. sinuata , both com- mon throughout the tropics, yield from their inner bark a useful fiber; that of the former, the guaxima of Brazil, makes a strong cordage and a good paper. At Penang the scentle leaves of U. lobata - there an abundant weed, known as perpulut - are collected, dried, and sold for mixing with patchouli, which they resemble. Ureneæ (ū-rēnē-ē), n. pl . [NL. (Bentham and Hooker, 1862), Urena + -cæ .] A tribe of poly- petalous plants, of the order Malvaceæ . It is characterized by flowers with ten styles, by the stamen- column being truncate or five-toothed at the top and ex- ternally anther-bearing below, and by five carpels, which separate at maturity. It includes 5 genera, mainly trop i- cal herbs or shrubs. See Pavonia and Urena (the type). urethra the penis of any animal; in man, the spongy urethra.Prostatic urethra, the prostatic section of the urethra. See def. Spongy urethra, the spongy section of the urethra. See def. - Triangular ligament of the urethra. See triangular. Also called Camper's ligament and Car cas sonne's ligament.