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' Knags. The branches. which grow out in: the 
 „.hart’s.horn, near the forehead. 
Knapıweed. Centaurea jacea & scabiosa. 
Knare. A hard knot. 
 Knave’s pear. Poire pendart. 
> Kıawel. 
Scleranthus. 
Knre. Genu. 
Knee holly, Knee holm. Rüuscus aculeatus. 
Kneeling. Smallcod; The cod’ of which fiock- 
filh is made. 
 Kure pan. Patella, Rotula, 
' Knevel. The linnet. 
 Knife-hand!e [hell. Solen. 
Knighit’s crofs. Lychnis. 
" Knight lamper. Conus eques. 
' Knob. a) The ftigma or top; b) Capitulum; 
 Knobbed. Capitatus; Tnberosus, 
17 Knobber. (s.v: Cervus elaphus.) 
1 Knobweed. The centory. 
- Knocker. Elater. 
IF Krolles. The turneps.. 
1" Knot. "Tringa canutus. 
7 Knot.. Nodus; Geniculus. 
_Knots. The rudiments of the firif branches of 
j plants, as they grow up from tlie feed. 
© Knot. That part from whence a tree fhoots out 
2 © branches, roots, or evenfruit. 
IE Knotted, Knoity. Nodosus. 
© Knotberry, Knouiberry. The rafpberry; 
IE Knotlefs. Enedis. 
- Knotberries. Rubus. 
17 Knotfinger. Strombus scorpius. 
IF Knotgrafs. a) Polygonum aviculare; b) Scler- 
anthusaunuus; c)lllecebrum paronychia &e-- 
| Kooper. The wild fwan. ; 
E Korora. The little pinguin. 
| Kraken. Nicrocosmas. 
‚Kreng,.rave. Vultur aura. 
IF Xye. The cow. 
IF Kyte. The kite.. 
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Latham:. 
abrador flone. Der Labradorfteim: 
ahrador tea. Ledum latifolium, 
aburnum. Cytisus laburnum, 
LAD gıo 
Lac; Eacca, Gum-lac. A kind of wax, of which 
a fpecies of infeäts (Coccus lacca) form cells 
upon trees, like honey.combs; In thefe 
eeils remalırfome of the dead infe&ts, which: 
give ared colour to the whole fabftance of 
the lae. That called Stick- las is the wax 
adhering to fome of the fmall branches of’ 
the tree, and which is unprepared. This 
lac when feparated from the adheringfticks,. 
and grofsly powdered, and deprived af its 
colour by digeftion with: menftrunms, for- 
the fake ofthe dyes and other purpofes, is 
called Seed-lac; When the Stick .lac is freed’ 
from impurities by melting it over a gentle‘ 
fire, and formed into cakes, it is called 
Lump-lacz; And laftly that called ‚Shell-lae 
isthe ceils liquified, ftrained and. formed 
into tbin tranfparent laminae. 
La: infet. Coceus lacca, 
Lace-bari tree. The lagetto; 
Lackry moth. Phalaena neuffria. 
Spanifh Lacker. A bird very little differing 
from the piwit. Hughes hifl. of Barbados» 
Ladder to heaven. Polemonium coeruleum 
Lady cow; Lady.bird. Coccinella. 
Lady fly. a) Libellula; b) The lady cow” 
Lady fow!. A.bird ofthe duck kind; it is much 
eiteemed in the London market, for its fine 
reliih, and preferred by many to the wild 
duck, and fold at’a greater price, the male 
being diftinguifhed by the name of Enfer. 
king, and the female ftriätly called the Zady- 
fowl. Ic feems to be a fubdivilion of the 
wigeon, and in Dublin market the cock- 
wigeon is commorfy fold for it, but the 
cock -ladyfowl is entirely diftint of the 
cock-wigeon &e. Autiy nat. hifl. of‘ the 
countz of Dublin; Piate IV. 
Lady's bedfiraw. Galium.aparine &c. 
Ladys bower. Clematis. 
Eady's comb. Scandix petten, 
Ladys cu[hion. Saxifraga cotyledon. 
Lady’s finger. a) Anthyllis vulneraria; b) The 
milk vetch, 
Lady’s fox:glove. _Verbascum thapsus. 
Lady’s hair. a) The true maiden-hair; b) The 
middle quaking - graßs, 
Lady’s mantlö. Alchemilla, 
Ladys feal. Tamaus.. 
Lady's Slipper. Cypripedium- 
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