xeranthemeæ

pl. [Mod. Latin xeranthem (um); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -eœ.] Bot.: A sub-tribe of Composites, tribe Cynarese. Heads many-flowered, discoid, the marginal flowers feminine, the others hermaphrodite. xër-ăn-the-mŭm, subst. [Gr. zeros =dry, and anthos a flower.] Bot.: The typical genus of Xeranthemeæ (q. v.). Leaves whitish and cottony beneath, the involucre imbricated, the ray colored. Composites of the kind called "Everlasting Flowers" from Continental Europe and the Levant. xě-rā-şi-a, s. [ Gr.xerasia =dryne .] Pathol .: A species of Alopecia, characterized by the dryne and powdery appearance of the hairs, which are generally split at the tops. IMG:content-1073.jpg:[graphic]