‖n. [ L., garlic. ] (bot.) A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum.
Syn. -- paleocortex [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ LL. ] See Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Ecbole. ] (Bot.) A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting cucumber. Its fruit, when ripe, bursts and violently ejects its seeds, together with a mucilaginous juice, from which elaterium, a powerful cathartic medicine, is prepared. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL.; perh. fr. L. Gallia France. ] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, found combined in certain zinc ores. It is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and remarkable for its low melting point (86° F., 30° C.). Symbol, Ga; at. wt., 69.9. Gallium is chiefly trivalent, resembling aluminium and indium. It was predicted with most of its properties, under the name eka-aluminium, by the Russian chemist Mendelyeev on the basis of the periodic law. This prediction was verified in its discovery (in 1875) by the French chemist Lecoq de Boisbaudran by its characteristic spectrum (two violet lines), in an examination of a zinc blende from the Pyrenees. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The neocortex. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. L. Pallia E. Palliums [ L. See Pall the garment. ] 1. (Anc. Costume) A large, square, woolen cloak which enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (R. C. Ch.) A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders, with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The wool is obtained from two lambs brought to the basilica of St. Agnes, Rome, and blessed. It is worn by the pope, and sent to patriarchs, primates, and archbishops, as a sign that they share in the plenitude of the episcopal office. Before it is sent, the pallium is laid on the tomb of St. Peter, where it remains all night. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle. (b) The mantle of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Prothallia [ NL. ] (Bot.) Same as Prothallus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; young or green shoot or branch, twig. So called from a characteristic bright green line in its spectrum. ] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of the aluminium group found in some minerals, as certain pyrites, and also in the lead-chamber deposit in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. It is isolated as a heavy, soft, bluish white metal, easily oxidized in moist air, but preserved by keeping under water. Symbol Tl. Atomic weight 203.7. [ 1913 Webster ]