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n. [ NL., after Georg Josef Kamel, or Camelli, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the East. ] 1. (Bot.) An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with shining leaves and showy flowers. Camellia Japonica is much cultivated for ornament, and Camellia Sassanqua and Camellia oleifera are grown in China for the oil which is pressed from their seeds. The tea plant is now referred to this genus under the name of Camellia Thea. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Hort.) An ornamental greenhouse shrub (Thea japonica) with glossy evergreen leaves and roselike red or white double flowers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L., dim. of columen column. See Column. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) An axis to which a carpel of a compound pistil may be attached, as in the case of the geranium; or which is left when a pod opens. (b)A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) A term applied to various columnlike parts; as, the columella, or epipterygoid bone, in the skull of many lizards; the columella of the ear, the bony or cartilaginous rod connecting the tympanic membrane with the internal ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells. (b) The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Columella + -form. ] Shaped like a little column, or columella. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem) A complex derivative of cyanogen, regarded as an acid, and known chiefly in its salts; -- called also hydromellonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of F. forme the female of a bird of prey. ] (Zool.) The female of a hawk or falcon. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. emitting an unpleasasnt odor.
Syn. -- fetid, foul, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ L. gemellipara, fem., gemellus twin + parere to bear, produce. ] Producing twins. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. glumelle, dim. of glume. ] (Bot.) One of the palets or inner chaffy scales of the flowers or spikelets of grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hemi- + mellitic. ] (Chem.) Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid; -- said of an organic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Cyamellone. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. (Anat.) Between lammellæ or laminæ; as, interlamellar spaces. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. [ See Intermeddle. ] To intermeddle; to intermix. [ Obs. ] Bp. Fisher. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F., fem. of jumeau, fr. L. gemellus. Cf. Gemel, a. ] Twin; paired; -- said of various objects made or formed in pairs, as a binocular opera glass, a pair of gimmal rings, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A jumelle opera glass, or the like. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. L. Lamellæ E. Lamellas [ L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. Lamina, Omelet. ] A thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. lamellaire. ] Flat and thin; lamelliform; composed of lamellAE. -- adv. In thin plates or scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to lamella or to lamellae; lamellar. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Lamella. ] Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. pl. [ NL. See lamella, and Branchia, Branchiate. ] (Zool.) An earlier name for the class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc., now called Pelecypoda or Bivalvia. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ They usually have two (rarely but one) flat, lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the shell, whence they are called Acephala. Called also Conchifera, and Pelecypoda. See Bivalve. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). -- n. One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lamella + L. cornu a horn: cf. F. lamellicorne. See Lamella. ] (Zool.) (a) Having antennae terminating in a group of flat lamellae; -- said of certain coleopterous insects. (b) Terminating in a group of flat lamellae; -- said of antennae. -- n. A lamellicorn insect. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Lamellicorn. ] (Zool.) A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also Lamellicornes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lamella + -ferous: cf. F. lamellifère. ] Bearing, or composed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or scales; foliated. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lamella + -form : cf. F. lamelliforme. ] Thin and flat; scalelike; lamellar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lamella + rostral : cf. F. lamellirostre. ] (Zool.) Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Lamella, and Rostrum. ] (Zool.) A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. lamelleux. ] Composed of, or having, lamellae; lamelliform. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. [ F. mêler, OF. meller, mester. See Meddle. ] To mix; to meddle. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Mellifluous. ] Honey. [ Obs. ] Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mill. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. mel, mellis, honey. Cf. Mellitate. ] (Chem.) A mellitate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mêlée; a conflict. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) See Mellitic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. mellifer; mel, mellis, honey + ferre to bear. ] Producing honey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. mel, mellis, honey + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy. ] Producing honey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. mellificare to make honey: cf. F. mellification. See Mellific. ] The making or production of honey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flow of sweetness, or a sweet, smooth flow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. mellifluens. See Mellifluous. ] Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a mellifluent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. mellifluus; mel, mellis, honey (akin to Gr. &unr_;, Goth. milip) + fluere to flow. See Mildew, Fluent, and cf. Marmalade. ] Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice. -- Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. mel, mellis + -genous. ] Having the qualities of honey. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] Honeydew. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. mel, mellis honey + loquens speaking, p. pr. of loqui to speak. ] Speaking sweetly or harmoniously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Meliphagan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Meliphagous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. mellitate. See Mellitic. ] (Chem.) A salt of mellitic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. mel, mellis, honey: cf. F. mellite. ] (Min.) A mineral of a honey color, found in brown coal, and partly the result of vegetable decomposition; honeystone. It is a mellitate of alumina. [ 1913 Webster ]