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[L. /ten, spleen ; gaster, stomach.] 

 Pert, spleen and stomach ; appl. 

 artery supplying spleen and parts 

 of stomach and pancreas (anat.). 



life-cycle the various phases through 

 which an individual species passes 

 to maturity (biol.). 



ligament (lig'amgnt) . [L. liga- 

 mentum, bandage.] A strong 

 fibrous band of tissue connecting 

 two or more moveable bones (anat.). 



ligneous (ITg'neus) a. [L. lignum, 

 wood.] Woody ; of the nature of 

 wood (tot.). 



lignescent (lignSs'e'nt) a. [L. lignes- 

 cere, to become woody.] Develop- 

 ing the characters of woody tissue 

 (dot.). 



ligmicolous (iTgnik'olus)tf. \L.lignum, 

 wood ; colere, to cultivate.] Grow- 

 ing on wood (tot.). 



ligniflcation (Hg'nifika'shun) n. [L. 

 lignum, wood ; facere, to form.] 

 Wood-formation, the thickening of 

 plant cell-walls by the deposition 

 of lignin (tot.). 



lignin (Ilg'nen, lig'ntn) n. [L. lignum, 

 wood.] The substance which, modi- 

 fied by cellulose, causes the thicken- 

 ing of plant cell-walls, and so forms 

 wood (tot.). 



lignivorous (ligmv'orus) a. [L. lig- 

 num, wood ; vorare, to devour.] 

 Eating wood; appl. various Insects 

 (zool.). 



lignocellulose (Ifg'noseTulos) n. [L. 

 lignum, wood ; cellula, little cell.] 

 The essential constituent of woody 

 tissue, lignin and cellulose com- 

 bined (tot.). 



lignose (lig'nos) n. [L. lignum, wood.] 

 A variety of cellulose (tot.). 



ligula (lig'ula) n. [L. ligula, little 

 tongue.] A band of white matter 

 in the wall of the fourth ventricle 

 (anat.) ; a process on the wall of 

 the mouth of Insects (zool.). 



ligulate (Itg'ulat) a. [L. ligula, little 

 tongue.] Having or pert, ligules ; 

 strap-shaped, as the ray flowers of 

 Compositae (tot.). 



llgule (Hg'ul) n. [L. ligula, little 

 tongue.] A membranous append- 

 age at the junction of blade and 

 petiole ; a supra-sporangial scale in 

 Selaginella (tot.) ; one of the lobes 

 qf the annelidan parapodium (zool.). 



liguliflorous (ITg'ulIflo'rus) a. [L. 

 ligula, little tongue ; flos, flower.] 

 Having ligulate flowers only (dot.). 

 limacel (Hm'asgl) n. [L. Umax, slug.] 

 The concealed vestigial shell of 

 slugs (zool.). 



limaciform (limas'lform) a. [L. 

 Umax, slug ; forma, shape.] Like 

 a slug (zool.). 



limacine (Itm'asin) a. [L. Umax, 

 slug.] Pert, or resembling a slug 

 (zool.). 

 limb (Hm) n. [A.S. Urn, limb.] 



Branch ; arm ; leg ; wing, 

 limbic (llm'blk)a. [L. limbus, border.] 

 Bordering ; appl. a cerebral lobe 

 (anat.). 



limbous (lim'bus) a. [L. limbus, 

 border.] Appl. overlapping su- 

 tures (anat.). 



limbus (lim'bus) n. [L. limbus, 

 border.] Any border if distinctly 

 marked off by colour or structure 

 (zool., hot.). 



limicolous (limlk'olus) a. [L. limus, 

 mud; colere, to dwell.] Living in 

 mud (zool., tot.). 



limivorous (lirmVorus) a. [L. limus, 

 mud ; vorare, to devour.] Mud-eat- 

 ing ; appl. certain aquatic animals 

 which swallow mud (zool.). 

 limnetic (llmngt'lk) a. [Gk. limne, 

 marsh.] Living in marshes ; pert. 

 organisms of marshy habitat (tot., 

 zool.). 



limnophilous (limnofilus) a. [Gk. 

 limne, marsh ; philein, to love.] 

 Living in fresh-water marshes ; 

 appl. snail, etc. (zool.). 

 limnoplankton (Iim'noplang'kt6n) n. 

 [Gk. limne, marsh ; plangktos, 

 wandering.] The floating animal 

 and plant life in fresh-water ponds 

 and marshes ; cf. hallplankton. 

 line (lin) n. [A.S. line, cable.] A 

 line ; anatomical term, such as 

 nuchal, temporal line (anat.). 

 linea (Hn'ea) n. [L. linea, line.] A 



line, which see. 

 linear (lln'ear) a. [L. linea, line.] 



Thread-like^/.,^/.), 

 linear-ensate (lln'ear-gn'sat) a. [L. 

 linea, line ; ensis, sword.] Between 

 linear and ensiform in shape ; appl 

 leaves (tot.). 



linear - lanceolate (lln'ear-lan'seolat) 

 a. [L. lineO) line ; lanceola^ small 



