Defn: The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.
APOCYNACEOUS; APOCYNEOUS
A*poc`y*na"ceous, Ap`o*cyn"e*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type.
APOCYNIN
A*poc"y*nin, n. Etym: [From Apocynum, the generic name of dogbane.]
(Chem.)
Defn: A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum).
APOD; APODAL
Ap"od, Ap"o*dal, a. Etym: [See Apod, n.]
1. Without feet; footless.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.
APOD; APODE
Ap"od, Ap"ode, n.; pl. Apods or Apodes. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)