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Webster 1913 Edition

Julus

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Ju′lus

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Juli
(#)
.
[Of the same origin as
iulus
.]
(Bot.)
A catkin or ament. See
Ament
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Julus

JU'LUS

,
Noun.
[Gr. a handful or bundle.]
1.
In botany, a catkin or ament, a species of calyx or inflorescence, consisting of chaffy scales arranged along a stalk, as in hazel, birch, willow, &c.
2.
A genus of multiped insects, of the order of Apters, of a semi-cylindrical form, with moniliform antennae, and two articulated palpi.

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