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<hw>Co*nif"er*in</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside extracted from the cambium layer of coniferous trees as a white crystalline substance.</def>

<h1>Coniferous</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co*nif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to the order <spn>Coniferae</spn>, of which the pine tree is the type.</def>

<h1>Coniform</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co"ni*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cone</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>coniforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cone-shaped; conical.</def>

<h1>Coniine</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co*ni"ine</hw> <tt>(? &or; <?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Conine</er>.</def>

<h1>Conimene</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co"ni*mene</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Olibene</er>.</def>

<h1>Conine</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co"nine</hw> <tt>(? &or; <?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Conium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the hemlock (<spn>Conium maculatum</spn>) and extracted as a colorless oil, <chform>C8H17N</chform>, of strong repulsive odor and acrid taste. It is regarded as a derivative of piperidine and likewise of one of the collidines. It occasions a gradual paralysis of the motor nerves. Called also <altname>coniine</altname>, <altname>coneine</altname>, <altname>conia</altname>, etc. See <er>Conium</er>, 2.</def>

<h1>Coniroster</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co`ni*ros"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Conirostres.</def>

<h1>Conirostral</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co`ni*ros"tral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the Conirostres.</def>

<h1>Conirostres</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co`ni*ros"tres</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>conus</ets> cone + <ets>rostrum</ets> beak: cf. F. <ets>conirostre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a strong conical bill, as the finches.</def>

<h1>Conisor</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Con`i*sor"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Obs</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Cognizor</er>.</def>

<h1>Conistra</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co*nis"tra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ dust.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Antiq.)</fld> <def>Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater.</def>

<h1>Conite</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co"nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ dust: cf. F. <ets>conite</ets>. So called on account of its gray color.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A magnesian variety of dolomite.</def>

<h1>Conium</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Co*ni"um</hw> <tt>(? &or; <?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ hemlock.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit ("seeds") and decompound leaves.</def>

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<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The common hemlock (<spn>Conium maculatum</spn>, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine.</def>

<h1>Conject</h1> <Xpage=304>