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Definition: Siphonia
Siphonia
\Si*pho"ni*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
A former name for a euphorbiaceous genus (
Hevea) of South
American trees, the principal source of caoutchouc.
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Siphonium
\Si*pho"ni*um\, n.; pl.
Siphonia. [NL., from Gr.
????, dim. of ????. See
Siphon.] (Anat.)
A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with
the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.
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