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Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera.…

t the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers.

The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.

Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.

A large tree (Celtis australis), found in the south of Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherrylike fruit. Called also nettle tree. Eng. Cyc.

The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it.

asped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.

nnelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also lobworm, and baitworm.

ca, Virginia cowslip. Gray. Cow's lungwort mullein. -- Sea lungwort, Mertensia maritima, found on the seacoast of Northern Europe and America. -- Tree lungwort, a lichen (Sticta pulmonacea) growing on trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of which it wa…

A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of lupine, and extracted as a yellowish white crystalline substance.

An alkaloid found in several species of lupine (Lupinus luteus, L. albus, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance.

The fine yellow resinous powder found upon the strobiles or fruit of hops, and containing this bitter principle. [Written also lupuline.]

A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.

A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.

e included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.

gium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely allied to ferns.

A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green algæ.

A large tree of the genus Swietenia (S. Mahogoni), found in tropical America.

A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.

Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.