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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of dicotyledonous gamopetalous plants, of the natural order Acanthaceæ and tribe Ruellieæ, and the type of the subtribe Hygrophileæ.
  • A suborder of pulmoniferous gastropods, including the basommatophorous fresh-water family Limnæidæ, etc.

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