the Rainbow. See Optics.

in anatomy. See Anatomy, p. 289.

the FLOWER-DE-LUCE, in botany, a genus of the triandria monogynia clas. The corolla consists of six divisions, alternately reflected: the stigmata have the appearance of petals. There are twenty-two species, only two of which are natives of Britain, viz. the pseudacorus, or yellow flower-de-luce; and the fætidissima, or stinking gladdon. The root is cathartic, and recommended in dropsies.