*nella*

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) See Annelida. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ LL. (OE. canel, canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed. Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark. See Cane. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees of the order Canellaceæ, growing in the West Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The principal species is Canella alba, and its bark is a spice and drug exported under the names of wild cinnamon and whitewood bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large evergreen shrub or small tree (Canella alba or Canella winterana) having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes. Its bark is called wild cinnamon.
Syn. -- wild cinnamon, white cinnamon tree, Canella winterana. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a natural family having one genus: aromatic tropical trees of East Africa and Florida to West Indies. In 1913 the family was classed as an order: see canella.
Syn. -- family Canellaceae, canella family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. coccineus scarlet-colored. See Cochoneal. ] (Zool.) A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvæ feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. Also called ladybirds and ladybugs. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. small genus of shrubs called kumquats, native to South China, producing small ovoid orangelike fruits called kumquats.
Syn. -- genus Fortunella. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Gentian. ] A kind of blue color. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. a genus of fishes, including the American flagfish (Jordanella floridae), of Florida.
Syn. -- genus Jordanella. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., dim. of L. margo, marginis, a margin. ] (Zool.) A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., perhaps from G. bræune quinsy, croup. ] (Med.) (a) Angina, or angina pectoris. (b) Thrush. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prunella salt (Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little balls. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. prunelle, probably so called from its color resembling that of prunes. See Prune, n. ] A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for clergymen's gowns. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout.] (Zool.) A genus of brachiopods of which some species are still living, while many are found fossil. [1913 Webster]

prop. n. [ After Daniel E. Salmon, a U. S. pathologist (1850-1914). ] A genus of gram-negative bacteria that may be motile or non-motile; they are typically rod-shaped and may be aerobic or facultatively aerobic. They may be pathogenic for humans and other animals. Their metabolism is fermentative, and they produce acid and usually gas from glucose, but they do not metabolize lactose. The type species is Salmonella cholerae-suis, which is found in pigs. Other species, pathogenic in man, are Salmonella typhi (Salmonella typhosa), Salmonella typhimurium, and Salmonella schotmulleri, whih cause typhoid fever, food poisoning, and enteric fever, respectively. Stedman. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. selago, -inis, a kind of plant. ] (Bot.) A genus of cryptogamous plants resembling Lycopodia, but producing two kinds of spores; also, any plant of this genus. Many species are cultivated in conservatories. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖pr. n. [ NL., dim. fr. L. turbo, -inis, a top. ] (Zool.) A genus of large marine gastropods having a thick heavy shell with conspicuous folds on the columella. [ 1913 Webster ]