in botany: A genus of the monogyne order, belonging to the tetrandria class of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 17th order, Calycanthemae. There is no corolla; the calyx is quadrifid; the capsule quadrilocular, and girt with the calyx.

ISNY, an imperial town of Germany, in Swabia, and in Algow; seated on the river Illy, in E. Long. 9° 10'. N. Lat. 47° 33'.