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dors' I (L. lonyissimus, very long 

 from longus, long; and dor sum,, 

 the back, dorsi, of the tack), the 

 very long muscle of the back ; a 

 muscle which extends the ver- 

 tebrae, and raises and keeps the 

 trunk of the body erect. 



longus colli, long'-gus kol'-ll (L. 

 longus, long ; collum, the neck, 

 colli, of the neck), the long muscle 

 of the neck ; a long flat muscle 

 on the anterior surface of the 

 spine, which supports and bends 

 the neck. 



Lonicerese, n. plu., lon'is-Zr f -e>e, 

 (after Lonicer, a German botanist), 

 a Sub-order of the Ord, Caprifoli- 

 acese, which embraces the true 

 honeysuckles : Lonicera, n. , I6n- 

 is'er-a, a genus of very orna- 

 mental shrubs. 



ophiostomate, a., lof'-l-fo'-t&m-at 

 (Gr. lopheion, a ridge, a crest ; 

 stoma, a mouth), in bot., having 

 crested apertures or openings : 

 lophophore, n., lof'-d-for (Gr. 

 p?ioreo, I carry), in zool., the 

 disc or stage upon which the 

 tentacles of the Polyzoa are 

 placed. 



Lophyropoda, n. plu. , lof-i-rop'-od-ci 

 (Gr. lopheion, a crest, tuft of hair; 

 oura, a,ta,il', podes, feet), a section 

 of the Crustacea, embracing those 

 which have cylindrical, or conical 

 ciliated or tufted feet. 

 Loranthaceae, n. plu., lor'-anth- 

 af-se-e (Gr. loron, a thong; anthos, 

 a flower, alluding to the long 

 linear form of the petals), the 

 Mistletoe family, an Order of 

 shrubs, usually parasitical, and 

 growing into the tissues of other 

 vegetables, many in Asia and 

 America having showy flowers : 

 Loranthus, n., lor-antHus, a 

 genus of parasitical plants in- 

 cluding the well-known mistletoe: 

 Loranthus tetrandms, i&t-ran' 

 drus (L. tetrans, a fourth part), 

 a species used in Chili to dye 

 black. 

 lorica, n., lor'ik>a (L. lorica, a 



coat of mail ; loricdtum, to cover 

 with a breastplate of metal), the 

 protective case with which certain 

 Infusoria are provided : Loricata, 

 n. plu., Idr'ilc'dt'-a, the division 

 of reptiles, comprising the Chel- 

 onia and Crocodilia, which are 

 protected by an armour of bony 

 plates : loricate, a., lor'tk-dt, 

 covered with horny plates or 

 scales ; covered by a shell or 

 husk : lorication, n., lor'-ik-af- 

 shun, the act of covering with a 

 plate or crust for defence. 



Lotus, n., lot'-us (Gr. lotos, L. 

 lotus, the lotus), an ornamental 

 genus of leguminous creeping 

 plants, Ord. Leguminosse, Sub- 

 ord. PapilionacesB : Lotese, n. 

 plu., lot'-e-e, a tribe of the Sub- 

 order: Lotus or Lote-bush, n., lot, 

 an Egyptian water-plant, sacred 

 with theanc. Egyptians; the plant 

 of the anc. classics, the ' Zizyphus 

 lotus,' bein<* the true lotus of the 

 ancients : Lotus corniculatus, 

 Tc8r-mk r -ul'dt''US (L. corniculatus, 

 horned from cornu, a horn); 

 also L. major, mddj'dr (L. major, 

 greater), are species sometimes 

 sown with white clover, etc., in 

 laying down permanent pastures. 



lubricous, a., Idb'-rik-us (L. lub- 

 ricus, slippery), in bot. , smooth ; 

 slippery. 



Lucernarida, n. plu., I6s r -er* r nar f ' 

 id-& (L. lucerna, a lamp), in 

 zool., an Order of the Hydrozoa. 



Lucerne or Lucern, n., I6s f -ern (F. 

 luzerne), the Medicago sativa, 

 Ord. Leguminosse, Sub-ord. Pap- 

 ilionacese, a well-known artificial 

 grass, much cultivated as food 

 for cattle. 



Lucuma, n., UlQ<umf>a (the native 

 name in Peru), a genus of fruit- 

 bearing trees, Ord. Sapotacese : 

 Lucuma mammosa, mam-moz'-a 

 (L. mammosus, having large 

 breasts from mamma, a breast), 

 a species whose kernels contain 

 prussic acid. 

 Luffa, n., luff a (Arabic fouf), a 



