Part 39

=Jupiter=, n. In Roman mythology, the chief of the gods. The eagle is his favorite bird, and he is often represented with a sheaf of thunderbolts in his hand.

=Knead=, v. To press or squeeze until thoroughly mixed.

=Levant=, n. The name given to a section of country east of Italy and bordering upon the Mediterranean Sea.

=Lime=, n. A substance found in the earth and forming the hard part of bones, and also found in the composition of plants.

=Liriodendron=, n. From two Greek words meaning “lily” and “tree”; a North American tree, also called the tulip tree. Its green and yellow flowers look a little like a tulip.

=Lungs=, n. Two spongy organs in the chest by means of which the air is used to purify the blood in breathing.

=Magnesium=, n. A metal, very abundant in sea water and in the earth’s crust. Also found in the composition of animals and some plants.

=Mandrake=, n. A plant with umbrella-like leaves and a yellow, juicy fruit as large as an egg.

=Microscope=, n. From two Greek words meaning “small” and “view”; an instrument which magnifies and renders visible bodies too small to be seen by the naked eye.

=Moth=, n. An insect resembling a butterfly. Moths have no knobs on their antennæ, or “feelers,” and butterflies have.

=Mullein=, n. A tall, stout weed with thick, wooly leaves.

=Naiads=, n. In Greek and Roman mythology, water nymphs. Beautiful young goddesses presiding over springs and streams.

=Nasturtium=, n. L. nasus, nose, tortus, convulsed; the name of a plant, so called because of its acrid juice that causes a stinging sensation at the back of the nose when it is tasted.

=Nectar=, n. The drink of the gods on Mt. Olympus. The honey of flowers.

=Nectaries=, n. The receptacles in which the nectar of flowers is collected; also the gland which secretes the nectar.

=Neptune=, n. In Roman mythology, the god of the sea.

=Nettle=, n. A weed armed with stinging hairs.

=Nitrogen=, n. A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, forming about three-fourths of the air and necessary to the formation of all living bodies, whether plant or animal.

=Nitrogenous substances=, n. Substances in which nitrogen is one of the constituents.

=Node=, n. L. nodus, a knot; the part of a stem which bears a leaf or leaves. It is often a little larger than the rest of the stem.

=Octavus=, n. L. octavus, eighth; given in this book as a name to a suppositional plant.

=Oil=, n. From a Greek word meaning “olive oil.” An inflammable, greasy liquid extracted from certain vegetables, as olives, cotton seeds, nuts, etc.

=Olive oil=, n. The oil expressed from the fruit of the olive tree.

=Orient=, n. L. oriens, rising, as the sun; the East, the part of the horizon where the sun rises; Eastern countries, particularly Turkey, Persia, Egypt, India, China, etc.

=Ovary cells=, n. The cells which build up the ovary.

=Ovule=, n. L. ovum, an egg; a little egg. Applied to the rudimentary seeds of plants, which, upon fertilization and growth, become true seeds.

=Ovule cells=, n. The cells of which the ovule is formed.

=Oxalis=, n. From a Greek word meaning “acid”; a well-known plant, one form of which is called “wood sorrel.” It is called oxalis because of its acid juice.