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LYCOFODIACEJE 



Loxia, (loks'i-a). [Gk. loxos, oblique.] =Cross- 

 bill. v. Loxiadae. 



Loxiadse, (loks'i-a-de). [Loxia, q. v. ; Gk. eidos, 

 form . ] = Cross-bills : perching birds, belong ing 

 to Conirostres, distinguished by the curved 

 mandibles crossing each other, v. Cross-bill. 



Loxodont, (loks'o-dont). [Gk. loxos, oblique; 

 odous, tooth.] = African elephant=Elephas 

 Africanus: named from the structure of its 

 teeth. 



Loxodromic, ( loks-o-drom'ik ). [Gk. loxos, 

 oblique ; dromos, course.] Oblique : especially 

 used of sailing. L. curve: one making a 

 constant angle with all the meridians crossed 

 by it. 



Lubber-line, A vertical black line inside the 

 box of a ship's compass which indicates to 

 the steersman the position of the bow of the 

 ship. 



Lucanus, (lu-ka'nus) Stag-beetle: an insect 

 belonging to Coleoptera. 



Lucernaria, ( lu-ser-na'ri-a ). [ L. lucerna, 

 lamp.] Animals, belonging to Hydrozoa, 

 named from their shape. 



Lucifer, (lu'si-fer). [L. lutifer, light-bearing.] 

 L. match: a piece of wood' tipped with phos- 

 phorus and some compound containing 

 oxygen. When rubbed quickly on a rough 

 surface the heat inflames the phosphorus 

 which burns in the oxygen set free. 



Ludlow formation. [L. in Shropshire.] The 

 uppermost sub-division of Silurian strata: 

 the oldest in which fossil remains of fishes 

 are found. 



Lucerne=Medicago sativa, q.v. 



Lug-worm=Arenicola: an animal belonging 

 to Annelida. 



Lugger, (lug'er). A ship having a square- 

 cut sail called a 

 lug-sail. 



Luidia, (lu-id'i-a). A 

 star - fish, which 

 sheds its arms 

 at will; connects 

 Asteriadso and Op- 

 hiuridse. v. Aste- 

 roidea. 



Lumbrici, (lum-brl'- 

 si). [Lumbricus, 

 $.i;.]=Earthworms: 

 animals, belonging 

 to Annelida, which 

 perforate the earth. 



Lumbricus, (lum-briTtus). [The Latin name.] 

 =Earthworm. v. Lumbrici. 



Lump-fish=Cyclopterns lumpus: a fish having 

 a short thick body; also called Lump-sucker: 

 belongs to Discoboli. 



Lunar, (lu'nar). [L. luna, moon.] L. distance: 

 distance of moon from a given star. L. heat: 

 excessively small. L. caustic: fused nitrate 

 of silver. L. month: lunation, q. v. L. cycle 

 =Metonic cycle=19 years, in which civil and 

 astronomical times coincide. L. hornet = 

 Sphinx crabrouiformis. L. evection. v. 

 Libration. 



Lunation, (lu-na'shun). [L. luna, moon.]. 

 Lunar monthi=Synodic period: the time in 

 which the moon travels round the earth 



and returns to the same position relatively 

 to the earth and sun=29 days 12 hours 

 44 minutes 2 seconds. 



Lunare, (lu-na're). [L. lunaris, moon-like.] 

 One of the bones of the wrist. 



Lunette, (lu-nef). [The French word.] A 

 general term for a moon-shaped body, used 

 especially of an outwork in a fortification 

 and for a semi-circular window. 



Lungs, (lungz). [Lunge, the A.-S. name.] 

 Two organs of respiration, in which the 

 blood is purified by the addition of oxygen 

 and removal of carbonic acid, water, "<fco. : 

 found in all vertebrate animals except fishes. 

 L.-of-the-oak=Sticta. pulmonaceee: a lichen. 



Lung- wort =. Pulmonaria, q.v. L. licken= 

 iSticta. 



Lupi, (lu'pT). [Lupus, q. v.] Gen. of Lupus, q.v. 



Lupinus, (lo-pi'nus). [The Latin name.]= 

 Lupin: a plant belonging to Leguminacene. 



Lupulin, (lo'pu-lin). [L. lupulus, hop.] The 

 bitter principle of the hop, Humulus lupulus. 



Lupulus, (16'pu-lus). [The Latin name.]= 

 Hop: a twining plant belonging to Canna- 

 binacese, the seed-vessels of which are used 

 in brewing. 



Lupus, (lu'pus). [The Latin name.] l.=The 

 Wolf: one of the southern constellations. 

 2.=Wolf, q.v.'. an animal belonging to 

 Garni vora. v. Canis. 



Luteolin, (lo'te-6-lin). The colouring matter 

 of Reseda luteola, used as a yellow dye. 



Lutes, (lutz). [L. lutum, mud.] Substances, 

 such as clay, used for making air-tight joints 

 in chemical apparatus. 



Lutidine, (16'ti-din)=C7H9N: a base belonging 

 to the Pyridine series, q.v. 



Lutra, (16'tra). [The Latin name.]=Otter: a 

 weasel-like animal, with webbed feet, be- 

 longing to Carnivora. 



Luzula, (16'zu-la)=. Wood-rush: a plant be- 

 longing to Juncacese. 



Lycaon, (11-ka'on). [Gk. lylcos, wolf.] L. 

 pictws=Hunting dog of S. Africa: a hysena- 

 like animal. 



Lycaenide, (li-se'ni-de). A family of butter- 

 flies. 



Lychnis, (lik'n is). [Gk. bjchnos, lamp.] 1.= 

 Campion: an herb belonging to Caryophyl- 

 lacese. 2. A variety of sapphire. L. dioica 

 =Bachelor's buttons. L. Flos cwcu?i=Rag- 

 ged Robin. 



Lycmm, (lis'i-um). [Lycia in Asia Minor.]= 

 Box thorn: a plant belonging to Solanacese. 



Lycoperdon, ( li-ko-per'don ) = Puff-ball : an 

 edible fungus resembling the mushroom. 

 L. cervinw?/i=Indian bread. 



Lycodontidae, (li-ko-clon'ti-de). Snakes found 

 in S. Africa, named from Lycodon, the typi- 

 cal genus. 



Lycoperdaceae, (li-ko-per-da'se-e)=Ga9teromy- 

 cetes, q.v. 



Lycopodales, (li-ko-po-dalez). [Lycopodium, 

 q.v.] Vascular plants, with spore cases in 

 axils of leaves, forming a division of Aero- 

 gens, of which Lycopodium is the type. 



Lycopodiacese, (li-ko-pod-i-a'se-e). [Lycopo- 

 dium, g.i>.]=Club-mosses: plants, with creep- 

 ing stems, belonging to Lycopodales. 



