Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of siphonate acephalous mollusks, of the family Amphidesmidœ.
- noun A genus of infusorians, giving name to the Erviliinæ.
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Arab. kirsanah with Heb. suggests a leguminous plant, Vicia ervilia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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