PARA CRESS
Pará cress.
Defn: An annual asteraceous herb (Spilances oleracea) grown in tropical countries as a pungent salad, and also used medicinally.
PARACROSTIC
Par`a*cros"tic, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + acrostic.]
Defn: A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem. Brande & C.
PARACYANOGEN
Par`a*cy*an"o*gen, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + cyanogen.] (Chem.)
Defn: A polymeric modification of cyanogen, obtained as a brown or black amorphous residue by heating mercuric cyanide.
PARACYMENE
Par`a*cy"mene, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + cymene.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Cymene.
PARADACTYLUM
Par`a*dac"ty*lum, n.; pl. Paradactyla. Etym: [NL. See Para-, and
Dactyl.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The side of a toe or finger.