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hemidesmus Bot.|hɛmɪˈdɛsməs|
[mod.L. (R. Brown, 1809) f. hemi- + Gr. δεσµός bond; so named in allusion to the incomplete coherence of the anthers with the stigma.]
A small, swimming herb of the genus so named, belonging to the family Asclepiadaceæ, and native to India and Ceylon; esp. a plant of hemidesmus indicus, the root of which is used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; also, a syrup prepared therefrom. Hence hemiˈdesmic a.
1809R. Brown in Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. I. 56 Hemidesmus..whose name is derived from the partial connection of the stamina, is composed of Periploca Indica, and two very nearly related unpublished species. 1844Pharm. Jrnl. III. 239 The root of hemidesmus indicus has for some years been sold in this country under the name of Smilax Aspera. 1880Garrod & Baxter Mat. Med. 311 Hemidesmus Root... It..contains a peculiar volatile, crystallizable substance, with acid properties: this has been called hemidesmic acid. 1898Revised Brit. Pharmacop. 4 The retention of hemidesmus is noteworthy, and a tribute to the St. Bartholomew's school of physic. 1968D. C. Gunawardena Genera et Species Plantarum Zeylaniae 122 Hemidesmus... Anther connective prolonged, covering over stigma. |