Part 409

<h1>Anacanthini, Anacanths</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw><hw>An`a*can"thi*ni</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>An"a*canths</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ priv. + <?/ thorny, fr. <?/ thorn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod.</def>

<h1>Anacanthous</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An`a*can"thous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Spineless, as certain fishes.</def>

<h1>Anacardiaceous</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An`a*car"di*a"ceous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples.</def>

<h1>Anacardic</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An`a*car"dic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; <as>as, <ex>anacardic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<h1>Anacardium</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An`a*car"di*um</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ similar to + <?/ heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See <er>Cashew</er>.</def>

<h1>Anacathartic</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An`a*ca*thar"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to cleanse upward, <ets>i</ets>. <ets>e</ets>., by vomiting; <?/ + <?/. See <er>Cathartic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Producing vomiting or expectoration.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> An anacatharic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.</def></def2>

<h1>Anacharis</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An*ach"a*ris</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ up + <?/ grace.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (<spn>Hydrocharidace\'91</spn>), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also <altname>waterweed</altname> and <altname>water thyme</altname>.</def>

<mhw><h1>Anachoret, n. Anachoretical</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An*ach"o*ret</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <hw>An*ach`o*ret"ic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></mhw> <def>See <er>Anchoret</er>, <er>Anchoretic</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Anachorism</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An*ach"o*rism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ + <?/ place.]</ety> <def>An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<mhw><h1>Anachronic, Anachronical</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An`a*chron"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>An`a*chron"ic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,</mhw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.</def>

<h1>Anachronism</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An*ach"ro*nism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to refer to a wrong time, to confound times; <?/ + <?/ time: cf. F. <ets>anachronisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early; falsification of chronological relation.</def>

<h1>Anachronistic</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An*ach`ro*nis"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism.</def>

<i>T. Warton.</i>

<h1>Anachronize</h1> <Xpage=52>

<hw>An*ach"ro*nize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Lowell.</i>