NATALOIN
Na*tal"o*in, n. Etym: [From Natal aloes.] (Chem.)
Defn: A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Cf. Aloon.
NATAL PLUM
Na*tal" plum`. (Bot.)
Defn: The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus
Arduina (A. bispinosa and A. grandiflora).
NATALS
Na"tals, n. pl.
Defn: One's birth, or the circumstances attending it. [Obs.] Fitz-
Geffry.
NATANT Na"tant, a. Etym: [L. natans, -antis, from swim, v. intens. fr. nare to swim: cf. F. natant.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants.
2. (Her.)