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hat of the flower of the purplish lilac. California lilac (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of purplish flowers (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus).

of which form a dense like a blackberry. -- Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust. -- Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the Vocabulary. -- Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and its flower. -- Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp. Encrinus liliiformis. See…

Resembling the genus Lindia; -- said of certain apodous insect larvæ. [See Illust. under Larva.]

chiopod shells belonging to the genus Lingula, and related genera. See Brachiopoda, and Illustration in Appendix. Lingula flags (Geol.), a group of strata in the lower Silurian or Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the layers contain vast numbers of a species of Lingula.

A mineral of pale steel-gray color and metallic luster, occurring in isometric crystals, and also massive. It is a sulphide of cobalt containing some nickel or copper.

ation shown in the form of expression; as, " a citizen of no mean city," that is, of an illustrious city.

Causing a feeling of loathing; disgusting. Above the reach of loathful, sinful lust. Spenser.

Furnished with membranous flaps, as the toes of a coot. See Illust. (m) under Aves.

iage, -- used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of connected drivers. -- Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.] -- Locomotive engine. Same as Locomo…

The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses. Gray.

e hip bone and the false ribs. In human beings the loins are also called the reins. See Illust. of Beef.

, a single knot tied in a doubled cord, etc. so as to leave a loop beyond the knot. See Illust. of Knot.

of the Japanese medlar (Photinia Japonica). It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds. Also, the tree itself.

Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; -- often in an ill sense. The lust of lucre and the dread of death. Pope.

ll vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in Appendix. Totten.

One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary.

lls. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart- shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve.

ys cæca), inhabiting the sandy shores of Europe and America. It is whitish, with a pearly luster, and grows to the length of eight or ten inches.

Full of juice or succulence. Tennyson. How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green! Shak.

A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon. Goldsmith.