Lily

(lil'e,) pl. LILIES. [L. lilium.] (Bot.) See LILIACEE. Lily of the Valley. (Bot.) See CON VALLAR I A. Lima, (lee'mah,) a large city of S. America, C. of the repub. of Peru, and of a p. of same name, on the Rimac, 7 m. E. of the Pacific Ocean, in S. Lat. 12° 3′, W. Lon. 77°6'. It is one of the best built and most handsomely laid out cities on the continent, and constitutes the great commercial emporium of Peru and the surrounding regions. It was founded in 1535 by Pizarro, and has suffered from the effects of periodical earthquakes, the most violent of which took place in 1746. Pop. 121,362. Limacidæ, (li-ma'se-de.) (Zool.) The Slug fam., comprising terrestrial gasteropods which have the shell small or rudimentary, and usually internal. Limb, (lim.) [A. S. lim.] Any member, branch, or projecting part of a superior ma or body. - (Bot.) The expanse of the leaf, as distinct from the stalk. Also, the broad upper part of a petal, as distinguished from the lower narrow part.-(Ast.) The outermost edge, border, or margin of the disc of the sun, moon, or other planet. Limber, (lim'br.) (Etymol. doubtful.] (Mil.) A two wheeled carriage for the conveyance of ammunition boxes, attached to a gun-carriage,and so constituting four-wheeled vehicle. 35 8T [s. 545]