Menispermaceae (men"i sperm a see)

pl. [NL. (A. P. de Candolle, 1824), principally woody climbers, with alternate leaves and clusters of small flowers. The plants po e active narcotic and bitter properties, some being very poisonous, while others are used as tonics. It includes 4 tribes, the Tinosporee , Cocculece , Ci ampelider , and Pachygoneæ . menispermaceous (men "i-sper-ma's hi us), a . Of, pertaining to, or having the characters of the Men is per maceæ . IMG:content-0473.png:[blocks in formation] meninx (mē'ningks), n.; pl. meninges (mē-nin' jēz). [NL., Gr. μῆνιγξ (μηνιγγ-), a membrane, esp. of the brain.] In an at., a membrane; especially, one of the three membranes that invest the brain and spinal cord. They are the dura mater, the arachnoid, and the pia mater, named in order from without inward. See these words. meniscal (mē-nis'kal), a. [ menisci form (mē-nis'i-fôrm), a. [ an