of the Dakota_, s.

v.).

Its Maya name is _vahom che_, the tree erected or set up, the adjective being drawn from the military language and implying as a defence or protection, as the warrior lifts his lance or shield (Landa, _Rel.

de las Cosas de Yucatan_, p.

65).
[97-2] Squier, _The Serpent Symbol in America_, p.