Lentiform Len"ti·form (lĕn"tĭ*fôrm) adjective [ Latin lens , lentis , lentil + - form : confer French lentiforme .] Lenticular.

Lentiginose Len·tig"i·nose` (lĕn*tĭj"ĭ*nōs`) adjective [ See Lentiginous .] (Botany) Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles.

Lentiginous Len·tig"i·nous (-nŭs) adjective [ Latin lentiginosus . See Lentigo .] Of or pertaining to lentigo; freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous.

Lentigo Len·ti"go (lĕn*tī"go) noun [ Latin , from lens , lentis , lentil.] (Medicine) A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles.

Lentil Len"til (lĕn"tĭl) noun [ French lentille , from Latin lenticula , dim. of lens , lentis , lentil. Confer Lens .] (Botany) A leguminous plant of the genus Ervum ( Ervum Lens ), of small size, common in the fields in Europe. Also, its seed, which is used for food on the continent.

» The lentil of the Scriptures probably included several other vetchlike plants.

Lentil shell (Zoology) , a small bivalve shell of the genus Ervillia , family Tellinidæ .

Lentiscus Len·tis"cus (lĕn*tĭs"kŭs), Len"tisk (lĕn"tĭsk) noun [ Latin lentiscus , lentiscum : confer French lentisque .] (Botany) A tree; the mastic. See Mastic .

Lentitude Len"ti·tude (lĕn"tĭ*tūd) noun [ Latin lentitudo , from lentus slow: confer Old French lentitude . See Lent , adjective ] Slowness; sluggishness. [ Obsolete]

Lento Len"to (lan"to; E. lĕn"to) adjective & adverb [ Italian ] (Mus.) Slow; in slow time; slowly; -- rarely written lente .

Lentoid Len"toid (lĕn"toid) adjective [ Lens + -oid .] Having the form of a lens; lens- shaped.

Lentor Len"tor (-tŏr) noun [ Latin , from lentus pliant, tough, slow. See Lent , adjective ] 1. Tenacity; viscidity, as of fluids.

2. Slowness; delay; sluggishness. Arbuthnot.

Lentous Len"tous (-tŭs) adjective [ Latin lentus . See Lentor .] Viscid; viscous; tenacious.

Spawn of a lentous and transparent body.

Sir T. Browne.

Leo Le"o (lē"ō) noun [ Latin See Lion .] (Astron.) 1. The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus [ &Leo;] in almanacs.

2. A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus at the end of the handle of the Sickle.

Leo Minor , a small constellation between Leo and the Great Bear.

Leod Le"od (lē"ŏd) noun [ Anglo-Saxon leód people, nation, man, chief; akin to Old Saxon liud , Old High German liut , plural liuti , German leute , plural, from Anglo-Saxon leódan to grow, akin to Goth. liudan , Old Saxon liodan , OHG . liotan to grow; confer Sanskrit ruh . √123.] People; a nation; a man. [ Obsolete] Piers Plowman. Bp. Gibson.

Leon Le"on (lē"ŏn) noun A lion. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Leonced Le"onced (lē"ŏnst) adjective (Her.) See Lionced .

Leonese Le`o·nese" (lē`o*nēz" or - nēs") adjective Of or pertaining to Leon, in Spain. -- noun sing. & plural A native or natives of Leon.

Leonid Le"o·nid (lē"o*nĭd) noun [ From Leo : confer French léonides , plural] (Astron.) One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty-three years; -- so called because these shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo.

Leonine Le"o·nine (lē"o*nīn) adjective [ Latin leoninus , from leo , leonis , lion: confer French léonin . See Lion .] Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the lion; as, a leonine look; leonine rapacity. -- Le"o*nine*ly , adverb

Leonine verse , a kind of verse, in which the end of the line rhymes with the middle; -- so named from Leo , or Leoninus , a Benedictine and canon of Paris in the twelfth century, who wrote largely in this measure, though he was not the inventor. The following line is an example:

Gloria factorum temere conceditur horum .

Leontodon Le·on"to·don (le*ŏn"to*dŏn) noun [ Greek le`wn , le`ontos , lion + 'odoy`s , 'odo`ntos , tooth. Confer Lion's- tooth , Dandelion .] (Botany) A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall dandelion ( Latin autumnale ), and formerly the true dandelion; -- called also lion's tooth .

Leopard Leop"ard (lĕp"ẽrd) noun [ Middle English leopart , leparde , lebarde , libbard , Old French leopard , liepart , French léopard , Latin leopardus , from Greek leo`pardos ; le`wn lion + pa`rdos pard. See Lion , and Pard .] (Zoology) A large, savage, carnivorous mammal ( Felis leopardus ). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther ( Felis pardus ) is regarded as a variety of leopard.

Hunting leopard . See Cheetah . -- Leopard cat (Zoology) any one of several species or varieties of small, spotted cats found in Africa, Southern Asia, and the East Indies; esp., Felis Bengalensis . -- Leopard marmot . See Gopher , 2.

Leopard's bane Leop"ard's bane` (lĕp"ẽrdz bān`). (Botany) A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana , Senecio Doronicum , and Paris quadrifolia .

Leopardwood Leop"ard·wood` noun (Botany) See Letterwood .

Lep Lep (lĕp), obsolete strong imperfect of Leap . Leaped. Chaucer.

Lepadite Lep"a·dite (-ȧ*dīt) noun [ Latin lepas , lepadis , limpet, Greek lepa`s , lepa`dos .] (Zoology) Same as Lepadoid .

Lepadoid Lep"a·doid (-ȧ*doid) noun [ Lepas + -oid .] (Zoology) A stalked barnacle of the genus Lepas, or family Lepadidæ ; a goose barnacle. Also used adjectively.

Lepal Lep"al (lĕp" a l) noun [ Greek lepi`s a scale: confer French lépale .] (Botany) A sterile transformed stamen.

Lepas Le"pas (lē"păs) noun [ Latin , a limpet, from Greek lepa`s .] (Zoology) Any one of various species of Lepas , a genus of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; -- called also goose barnacle . See Barnacle .

Leper Lep"er (lĕp"ẽr) noun [ Middle English lepre leprosy, French lèpre , Latin leprae , lepra , from Greek le`pra , from lepro`s scaly, from le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.] A person affected with leprosy.

Lepered Lep"ered (-ẽrd) adjective Affected or tainted with leprosy.

Leperize Lep"er·ize (lĕp"ẽr*īz) transitive verb To affect with leprosy.

Leperous Lep"er·ous (-ẽr*ŭs) adjective Leprous; infectious; corrupting; poisonous. "The leperous distillment." Shak.

Lepid Lep"id (-ĭd) adjective [ Latin lepidus .] Pleasant; jocose. [ R.]

The joyous and lepid consul.

Sydney Smith.

Lepidine Lep"i·dine (lĕp"ĭ*dĭn or *dēn) noun (Chemistry) An organic base, C ₉ H ₆ .N.CH ₃ , metameric with quinaldine, and obtained by the distillation of cinchonine.

Lepidodendrid Lep`i·do·den"drid (lĕp`ĭ*do*dĕn"drĭd) noun (Paleon.) One of an extinct family of trees allied to the modern club mosses, and including Lepidodendron and its allies.

Lepidodendroid Lep`i·do·den"droid (-droid) adjective (Paleon.) Allied to, or resembling, Lepidodendron. -- noun A lepidodendrid.

Lepidodendron Lep`i·do·den"dron (-drŏn) noun [ New Latin , from Greek lepi`s -i`dos , a scale + de`ndron tree.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks.

Lepidoganoid Lep`i·do·ga"noid (lĕp`ĭ*do*gā"noid or -găn"oid) noun [ Greek lepi`s -i`dos , a scale + English ganoid .] (Zoology) Any one of a division ( Lepidoganoidei ) of ganoid fishes, including those that have scales forming a coat of mail. Also used adjectively.

Lepidolite Le·pid"o·lite (le*pĭd"o*līt; 277) noun [ Greek lepi`s -i`dos , a scale + -lite : confer French lépidolithe .] (Min.) A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See Mica .

Lepidomelane Lep`i·dom"e·lane (lĕp`ĭ*dŏm"e*lān) noun [ Greek lepi`s -i`dos , a scale + me`las , me`laina , black.] (Min.) An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See Mica .

Lepidopter Lep`i·dop"ter (lĕp`ĭ*dŏp"tẽr) noun [ Confer French lépidoptère .] (Zoology) One of the Lepidoptera.

Lepidoptera Lep`i·dop"te·ra (-dŏp"te*rȧ) noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek lepi`s - i`dos , a scale + ptero`n a feather, wing.] (Zoology) An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored.

» They have a tubular proboscis, or haustellum, formed by the two slender maxillæ. The labial palpi are usually large, and the proboscis, when not in use, can be coiled up spirally between them. The mandibles are rudimentary. The larvæ, called caterpillars , are often brightly colored, and they commonly feed on leaves. The adults feed chiefly on the honey of flowers.

Lepidopteral Lep`i·dop"ter·al (-tẽr* a l), Lep`i*dop"ter*ous (-ŭs) adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.

Lepidopterist Lep`i·dop"ter·ist noun (Zoology) One who studies the Lepidoptera.

Lepidosauria Lep`i·do·sau"ri·a (-do*sa"rĭ*ȧ) noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek lepi`s - i`dos , a scale + say^ros a lizard.] (Zoology) A division of reptiles, including the serpents and lizards; the Plagiotremata.

Lepidosiren Lep`i·do·si"ren (-sī"rĕn) noun [ Greek lepi`s -i`dos , a scale + seirh`n a siren.] (Zoology) An eel- shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species ( Protopterus annectens ). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko .

Lepidote Lep"i·dote (lĕp"ĭ*dōt), Lep"i*do`ted (-dō`tĕd) adjective [ Greek lepidwto`s covered with scales, from lepi`s -i`dos , a scale.] (Botany) Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the oleaster.

Lepisma Le·pis"ma (le*pĭz"mȧ) noun [ New Latin , from Greek le`pisma peel, from lepi`s -i`dos , a scale.] (Zoology) A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by seven unequal bristles. A common species ( Lepisma saccharina ) is found in houses, and often injures books and furniture. Called also shiner , silver witch , silver moth , and furniture bug .

Lepismoid Le·pis"moid (-moid) adjective [ Lepisma + -oid .] (Zoology) Like or pertaining to the Lepisma.

Leporine Lep"o·rine (lĕp"o*rīn or - rĭn) adjective [ Latin leporinus , from lepus , leporis , hare. See Leveret .] (Zoology) Of or pertaining to a hare; like or characteristic of, a hare.

Lepra Le"pra (lē"prȧ) noun [ Latin See Leper .] (Medicine) Leprosy.

» The term lepra was formerly given to various skin diseases, the leprosy of modern authors being Lepra Arabum . See Leprosy .

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