Part 4774

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Geotropic</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge`o*trop"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Geotropism</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to, or showing, geotropism.</def>

<h1>Geotropism</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge*ot"ro*pism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, the earth + <?/ to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth; the influence of gravity in determining the direction of growth of an organ.</def>

<note>&hand; In plants, organs which grow towards the center of the earth are said to be <i>positively geotropic</i>, and those growing in the opposite direction <i>negatively geotropic</i>. In animals, geotropism is supposed by some to have an influence either direct or indirect on the plane of division of the ovum.</note>

<h1>Gephyrea</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge*phyr"e*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a dam, a bridge.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of marine Annelida, in which the body is imperfectly, or not at all, annulated externally, and is mostly without set\'91.</def>

<h1>Gephyrean</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge*phyr"e*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the Gephyrea. -- <tt>n.</tt> One of the Gerphyrea.</def>

<h1>Gephyreoid</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge*phyr"e*oid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a. & n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Gephyrea</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gephyrean.</def>

<h1>Gepound</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge*pound"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Gipoun</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Gerah</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge"rah</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Heb. <ets>g<?/rah</ets>, lit., a bean.]</ety> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld> <def>A small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel.</def>

<note>&hand; The silver gerah is supposed to have been worth about three cents; the gold about fifty-four cents; the weight equivalent to about thirteen grains.</note>

<h1>Geraniaceous</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge*ra`ni*a"ceous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants (<spn>Geraniace\'91</spn>) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and many others.</def>

<h1>Geraniine, Geranine</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw><hw>Ge*ra"ni*ine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ger"a*nine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Geranium</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A valuable astringet obtained from the root of the <spn>Geranium maculatum</spn> or crane's-bill.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill (<spn>Geranium maculatum</spn>), and having a peculiar mulberry odor.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>geranium</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Geranium</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge*ra"ni*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, from <?/ crane: cf. F. <ets>g\'82ranium</ets>. See <er>Crane</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants having a beaklike tours or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes <i>crane's-bill</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Floriculture)</fld> <def>A cultivated pelargonium.</def>