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lithos, stone ; phagein, to eat.] 

 Stone-eating, as Birds ; rock- 

 burrowing, as Molluscs (zoo/.). 



lithophilous (lithofilus) a. [Gk. 

 lithos, stone ; philein, to love.] 

 Growing on stones or rocks (bot.). 



lithophyll (lith'ofil) n. [Gk. lithos, 

 stone ; fihyllon, leaf.] A fossil leaf, 

 or leaf-impression (J>al.). 



lithophyte (lith'oflt) n. [Gk. lithos, 

 stone ; phyton, plant.] A plant 

 growing on rocks or in rocky 

 places (bot.). 



lithotomous (lithot'omiis) a. [Gk. 

 lithos, stone ; temnein,\.o cut.] Stone- 

 boring, as certain Molluscs (zoo/.). 



littoral (Ht'oral) a. [L. littus, sea- 

 shore.] Growing or living at or 

 near the sea-shore (biol.). 



liver (liv'er). [A.S. lifer, liver.] A bile- 

 secreting gland of vertebrates (zoo/.). 



liver-pancreas, an organ in Molluscs 

 and Crustaceans combining the func- 

 tionsof the liver and pancreas (zoo/.). 



lobate (lo'bat) a. [Gk. lobos, lobe.] 

 Divided into lobes. 



lobe (lob) n. [Gk. lobos, lobe.] A 

 flap-like structure on the toes of 

 certain birds (zoo/.) ; any rounded 

 projection of an organ. 



lobed (lobd) a. [Gk. lobos, lobe.] 

 Having the margin cut up into 

 rounded divisions by incisions 

 which reach less than half-way to 

 the mid-rib (bot.). 



lobopodia (lo'bdpo'dia) n. phi. [Gk. 

 lobos, lobe ; pous, foot.] Blunt 

 pseudopodia of Protozoa (zoo/.). 



lobose (16'bos) a. [Gk. lobos, lobe.] 

 Having lobes, or divided up into 

 lobes (hot., zoo/.). 



lobular (16b'ular) a. [Gk. lobos, lobe.] 

 Like or pert, small lobes (anat.). 



lobulate (ISb'ulat) a. [Gk. lobos, 

 lobe.] Divided into small lobes. 



lobule (lob'ul) n. [Gk. lobos, lobe.] 

 A small lobe (anat.). 



lobulus (lob'iilus). Lobule. 



lobus (lo'bus). Lobe. 



localization (lo'kaliza'shun) n. L. 

 locus, place.] The state of being 

 localized (phys.). 



localization of function, reference 

 to different parts of the brain as 

 communicating centres of the 

 various senses (phys.). 



localization of sensation, identifica- 



tion on surface of body of exact 

 spot affected (phys.). 



locellus (loseTus) n. [L. locellus, 

 from locus, place.] A small com- 

 partment of an ovary (bot.). 



locomotor rods, hooked or knobbed 

 rods for crawling, on the ventral sur- 

 face of certain round- worms (zoo/.). 



locular (lok'ular) a. [L. loculus, from 

 locus, place.] Containing, or com- 

 posed of loculi (bot., zoo/.). 



loculate (lok'ulat). Locular. 



loculicidal (lok'ulfsl'dal) a. [L. locus, 

 place ; caedere, to cut.] Dehiscent 

 dorsally down the middle of the 

 carpels (dot.). 



loculus (lok'ulus) ., loculi (ISk'ulI, 

 lok'ule), plu. [L. loculus, from locus, 

 place.] A small chamber or cavity ; 

 the cavities between the septa in 

 certain Coelenterates ; a chamber 

 of a foraminiferal shell (zoo/.) ; one 

 of the cavities of an ovary (bot.). 



lodicule (16d'Ikul) n. [L. lodicula, 

 coverlet.] A scale at the base of 

 the ovary in grasses supposed to 

 represent a perianth (bot.). 



loma (lo'ma) n. [Gk. loma, fringe.] 

 A thin membranous flap forming 

 a fringe round an opening (zoo/.). 



lomastome (lo'mastom') n. [Gk. loma, 

 fringe ; stoma, mouth.] Having 

 the margin of the lip recurved or 

 reflected (zoo/.). 



loment (16'mSnt) n. [L. lomentum, 

 mixture of bean and rice meal.] 

 A legume or pod constricted be- 

 tween the seeds (bot.). 



lomentaceous (I6'm6nta'shus) a. [L. 

 lomentum, bean meal.] Pert, or 

 resembling a loment, or having 

 loments (bot.}. 



lomentum (lomeVtum). Loment. 



longicorn (lon'jikorn) a. [L. longifs, 

 long; cornu, horn.] Having long an- 

 tennae ; appl. certain beetles (zoo/.). 



longipennate (ISn'jipe'n'at) a. [L. 

 longus, long \penna, wing.] Having 

 long wings, or with long feathers 

 (zoo/.). 



longlrostral (Ifin'jlros'tral) a. [L. 

 longus, long ; rostrum, beak.] 

 With a long beak (zoo/.). 



longitudinal (lon'jltu'dlnal) a. [L. 

 longus, long.] Running lengthwise 

 or along the line of axis ; appl. 

 muscle, nerve, etc. (anat.). 



