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ACRIVIOLA

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in botany, a synonyme of a species of tropaeolum or Indian cress. See TROPÆOLUM.

ACROMATIC, or ACROATIC, in general, denotes a thing sublime, profound, or abstruse. Aristotle's lectures to his favourite disciples and intimate friends bore this denomination, in opposition to his exoteric lectures, or those accommodated to a popular audience.