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Lignum vitae, (lig'num vi'te). [The Latin 

 name.] The hard and heavy wood of 

 Guaiacum, q.v. 



Ligula, (lig'u-la). [L. ligula, a tongue or 

 projection.] Used of any small strap-like 

 process in animals or plants. 



Ligulate, (lig'u-lat). Strap-like. 



Ligusticum, ( lig-us'ti-kum ). [ Liguria. ]= 

 Lovage: an herb belonging to Apiaceae. 



ligustrum, (]ig-ust'rum). [The Latin name.] 

 = Privet: a shrub belonging to Oleaceae. 



lilac, (li'lak). [Pers. lilag, flower.] 1.= 

 Syringa: a plant belonging to Oleaceaa. 2. 

 =Melia azedarach of Madeira=White cedar 

 of New Zealand. 



Liliaceae, (lil-i-a'se-e). [Lily, 5.v.]=Lily-worts: 

 lily, onion, yam, &c.; plants, with narrow 

 leaves and large showy flowers, belonging to 

 Liliales. 



Liliales, ( lil-i-a'lez ). [Lily, q.v. ] Gaily- 

 flowered plants, hypogynous and bisexual, 

 forming a division of Endogens. 



Lilium, (lil'i-um). [Lilium, the Latin name.] 

 =Lily: an herb, the type of Liliaceae, q.v. 



lily, ( lil'i ). [ Celt, li, whiteness. ] = 

 Lilium, q.v. L. beetle=Crio- 

 ceris. L. eacrinite, v. Encrinites. 

 ie>ii-if.=Narcissus. Tiger L. 

 =Lilium monodelphum. Lily 

 of the valley = Convallaria. 

 Purple ii?7/=Martagon. Lesser 

 water i.=Hydrocharis morsus- 

 ranse. 



Lima, (h'ma). A very locomotive Lily, 

 mollusc, with crimson mantle, found in 

 Phillipine Islands, at bottom of water. L. 

 6eds=Lower Lias rocks. 



limacidse, (li-ma'si-de). [Limax, g.'.]=Slugs: 

 molluscous animals belonging to Gasterpoda. 



Limse, (li'me). [Plural of Lima, q.v.] Found 

 in Oolite rocks. L. grandis, formerly Pla- 

 giostoma grandis, found in Lower Lias. 



Limax, (li'maks). [The Latin name.]=Slug= 

 Garden-snail, v. Limacidse. 



Limb, (lim). [Limbus, the Latin word.] 

 Edge; branch; as branch of a tree, arm or 

 leg of an animal, fin, wing, <fec.; in astronomy 

 =Edge of a circular body, as of the sun, 

 moon, &c. 



Limbs. In Vertebrata: never more than four; 

 in Invertebrata: more varied as to number 

 and modification. Pectoral L. : corresponding 

 to arms; related to the breast. Pelvic L.: 

 corresponding to legs; related to the pelvis. 

 Thoracic L.: related to the throat. 



Limber, (lim'ber). The fore part of a travelling 

 gun-carriage. 



Lime, (lim). [L. limus, 

 elirne.] 1. A mineral 

 =Oxide of calcium= 

 CaO: much used as a 

 manure, and as a con- 

 stituent of mortar. 

 Hydraulic L. con- 

 tains silica or clay, Limber, 

 and hardens under water. Poor L.: im- 

 pure L. which slakes slowly. Pure L. 

 =Rich L.=Fat L.=Quick L.: white and 

 infusible, and slakes rapidly. Slaked L. 



=Calcic hydrate of lime: plastic and used 



as mortar, 2. = Tilia = 



Linden: a tree belonging 



to Tiliaceae. 3. = Citrus 



limetta: a tree belonging 



to Aurantiaceae. Oil of L. 



=From Citrus limetta. L. 



light = Drummond light. 



Chloride of 2/.=Bleaching 



powder. 



Limestone, varieties of: ala- 

 baster, chalk, majolica, 

 marl, pisolite, &c.: when 

 hard enough to be polished Lime. 



= Marble. Gryphite J/.=Lias. Galena L. 

 = Upper Magnesian L. 



Limestones = Calcareous rocks: varieties of 

 carbonate of lime. 



Limicolae, (lim-i-k6'le)=Mud-worms: animals 

 belonging to Annelida. 



Limonin, (lim'6-nin). [Lemon, q.v.] The 

 bitter principle of lemons, oranges, &c. 



Limonite, (H'mo-nit). [Gk. leimo, meadow.] 

 =Brown-hsematite: one of the iron group 

 of minerals, amorphous, chiefly peroxide of 

 iron, found in bogs and marshes; alao called 

 hydrate of iron. 



Limosa, (li-mo'-sa). [L. limosus, muddy. ]= 

 God wit: a bird, belonging to Grallatores, 

 found on the sea-shore; the female is larger 

 and more lightly coloured than the male. 



Limosella, (lim-6-sel'la). [L. limus, mud.]= 

 Mud-wort : a small aquatic herb belonging to 

 Scrophulariaceae. 



Limpet, (lim'pet). [Lepas, the Latin name.] 

 =Patella: a molluscous animal belonging to 

 Gasteropoda. Fresh-water L. = Aucylus. 



Limulus, (lim'u-lus). [L. limulus, sideways.] 

 King crab: an animal belonging to Crustaceae. 

 L. moluccanus: 3 ft. long, 1^ ft. wide=Horse- 

 shoe crab. 



Linacese, ( li-na'se-e ). [Linum, . v.]=r Flax- 

 worts: herbs and shrubs with fugitive 

 flowers and strong fibres, belonging to 

 Geraniales. 



Linaria, (lin-a'ri-a). [Linum, q.v.] l.=Toad- 

 flax: a plant belonging to Scrophulariaceae. 

 L. spuria=~M.a.le fluellin. 2. A bird belong- 

 ing to Fringillidae. v. Linnet. L. montaria 

 =Twite=Mountain linnet. 



Linden, (lin'den). [Lind, the A.-S. name.]= 

 Tilia, q.v. 



Linden-blooms=Tiliacea3, q.v. 



Lindley's arrangement of plants, In classes 

 arranged according to characters of nutrition; 

 and sub-divisions arranged according to cha- 

 racter of reproduction. 

 Flowerless plants Flowering plants-* 

 Thallogens Rhizogens. 



Algales. Endogens. 



Lichenales. Dictyogens. 



Fungales. Gymnogens. 



Acrogens Exogens 



Muscales. ' Diclinous. 



Lycopodales. Hypogynoua 



Filicales. Perigynous. 



Epigynous. 



Line. Extension in one direction only: of 

 which the length only is considered. Aclinic 



