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Prefrontal :: Prefrontal (a.) Situated in front of the frontal bone, or the frontal region of the skull; ectethmoid, as a certain bone in the nasal capsule of many animals, and certain scales of reptiles and fishes..

Loculicidal :: Loculicidal (a.) Dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell; -- said of capsules.

Gonotheca :: Gonotheca (n.) A capsule developed on certain hydroids (Thecaphora), inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed; -- called also gonangium, and teleophore. See Hydroidea, and Illust. of Campanularian..

Ovicapsule :: Ovicapsule (n.) Same as Ootheca.

Moss :: Moss (n.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so discharging the spores. There are many species, collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks, and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water..

Shank :: Shank (v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off..

Pterotic :: Pterotic (a.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes..

Pearl :: Pearl (n.) A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether..

Valvate :: Valvate (a.) Opening as if by doors or valves, as most kinds of capsules and some anthers..

Noli-me-tangere :: Noli-me-tangere (n.) Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See Impatiens..

Sea Grape :: Sea grape () The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a squid (Loligo).

Circumscissile :: Circumscissile (a.) Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium.

Gentian :: Gentian (n.) Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla, usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See Illust. of Capsule..

Glomerulus :: Glomerulus (n.) The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney.

Spermatophore :: Spermatophore (n.) A capsule or pocket inclosing a number of spermatozoa. They are present in many annelids, brachiopods, mollusks, and crustaceans. In cephalopods the structure of the capsule is very complex..

Dicoccous :: Dicoccous (a.) Composed of two coherent, one-seeded carpels; as, a dicoccous capsule..

Unicapsular :: Unicapsular () Having but one capsule to each flower.

Cartridge :: Cartridge (n.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material..

Hexacapsular :: Hexacapsular (a.) Having six capsules or seed vessels.

Cataract :: Cataract (n.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight..

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