lysimachia

[Lat. lysimachia; Gr. lysi mach on =loosestrife.] Bot.: Loosestrife, a genus of Primulacese, family Primulide. The calyx is five-partite, the corolla rotate, the stamens glabrous or glandular, the capsule opening at the summit, with five to ten teeth or valves. Known species, forty, chiefly from the temperate zone. Four ( Lysimachia vulgar is , L. nemorum, L. nummular i a , and L. thyrsi flora ) are British. The first and second are the most com mon; they have yellow flowers. Prof. Watt says that L. candida is eaten by the inhabitants of Munipoor as a pot-herb with fish. ly-sis, s . [Gr. lysis a loosing; lyō =to loose.] 1. Arch .: A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium which surrounds the stylobate. 2. Med .: The gradual cooling down and defervescence in fever slowly and regularly for several days without any marked increase of excreta. lys-są, subst. [Greek.] Madne of a dog; hydrophobia. lys-sa-ki-næ, lys-sa-ki-na, s . pl. [Gr. lysis a loosing, setting free: ake a point, an edge, and Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -inæ , or neut. -ina .] Zool .: A subfamily of hexactinellid sponges, having the spicules loosely arranged into a fibrous skeleton.