A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree
(Garcinia Mangostana), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago;
-- so called in honor of Dr. Garcin.
1. An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] "The paradigms and patterns of all things." Cudworth. 2. (Gram.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection. 3. (Rhet.) An illustrati...
