CAMEL'LIA, _a genus of evergreen shrubs_: "Camelli," a Spaniard who brought
them from Asia.
CICERO'NE (sis e-ro'ne or chi che-ro'-ne), _a guide_: "Cicero," the Roman
orator.
CINCHO'NA, _Peruvian bark_: Countess "Cinchona," wife of a Spanish governor
of Peru (17th century). By means of this medicine she was cured of an
intermittent fever, and after her return to Spain she aided in the
diffusion of the remedy.
DAGUERRE'OTYPE, _a picture produced on a metal plate_: "Daguerre," the
inventor (1789-1851).
DAHL'IA, _a garden plant_: "Dahl," a Swedish botanist.
DUNCE, _a dull, slow-witted person_: "Duns Scotus," a subtle philosopher of
the 13th century. His method of reasoning was very popular in the schools
during the Middle Ages, and a very skillful hair-splitter was called a
Dunse; but at last, through the influence of the antagonists of the
philosopher, the word passed into a term of reproach.
EP'ICURE, _one fond of good living_: "Epicurus," a Greek philosopher who
was said to teach that pleasure is the chief good.
FAH'RENHEIT, _a thermometer that marks the freezing-point of water at_ 32 deg.
(which is different from both the centigrade and the Reaumur thermometer):
"Fahrenheit," the inventor.
FUCHSIA (fu'si-a), _a genus of flowering plants_: "Leonard Fuchs," a German
botanist of the 16th century.
GAL'VANISM, _a branch of the science of electricity_: "Galvani," an Italian
physician, its discoverer.
GEN'TIAN, _a medicinal root_: "Gentian," king of Illyria, who is said to
have first experienced the virtues of the plant.
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