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Bot .: Fertilization from stamens and pistils of unequal height in dimorphic or trimorphic plants, and which is not so fruitful as when it arises from stamens or pistils of nearly the same length. In dimorphic plants there are two legitimate and two illegitimate fertilizations; in those which are trimorphic, there are six legitimate or fully fertile, and twelve illegitimate- i . e ., more or le infertile. ( Darwin , .) Il-le-git-i-mate-ly, adv . [Eng. illegitimate ; -ly .] In an illegitimate manner; not lawfully. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. illegitimation Il-le-git-i-ma-tion, s. [Pref. il- = in- =not, and Eng. legitimation (q. v.).] 1. The act of illegitimatizing or declaring illegiti mate. 2. The state or quality of being illegitimate; illegitimacy; bastardy. 2260 Il-lim-it-a-ble, a . [Prefix il- = in- =not, and Eng. limitable (q. v.).] That cannot be limited or bounded; boundle , limitle , unbounded, infinite. "Roaming the illimitable waters round." Words worth: Female Vagrant. Il-lim-it-a-ble-ne , s . [English illimitable ; "To disable the i ues, upon false and incompetent pre--ne .] The quality or state of being illimitable. texts, the one of attainder, the other of illegitimation ."- Bacon: Henry VII ., p. 28. 3. Spuriousne ; want of genuinene . Il-le-git-i-ma-tize, v . t . [Pref. il- = in- = not, and Eng. legitimatize (q. v.).] To render or declare illegitimate; to illegitimate. *11-11-que-fact, v . t. [Lat. illequefactus =liquefied, liquid.] To moisten. ( Davies : Holy Roode , p. 15.) *Il-lev-i-a-ble, a . [Pref. il - in- =not, and Eng. leviable (q. v.).] Not capable of being levied, raised, or collected. IMG:content-1464.png:[blocks in formation] "The charity of most men is grown so cold, and their religion so illiberal."-Eikon Basilike. 2. Not free, generous, or munificent; petty; niggardly; stingy. "A thrifty and illiberal hand."-Mason. Elfrida. 3. Rude, rough; not characterized by, or promoting high art. "Those employments alone may be styled illiberal , which require only some bodily exercise."- Wilkins : Arch i me des, bk. ii., ch. ii. *4. Not pure; inelegant; incorrect; as, illiberal words in a language. *il-lib-er-al-ism, s. [English illiberal ; -ism.] Illiberality. Il-lib-er-al-1-ty, s [French illibéralité , from illibéral illiberal (q. v.).] 1. Meanne of mind; want of ingenuousne , frankne , or nobility of mind. 2. Meanne , parsimony, niggardline , stingine "The illiberality of parents, in allowance toward their children, is an harmful error." - Bacon: E ays; Of il-lib-er-al-ize, v . t . [Eng illiberal ; -ize.] To make or render illiberal. il-lib-er-al-ly, adv. [Eng. illiberal; -ly.] In an illiberal manner; ungenerously, uncandidly, meanly, stingily. "One that had been bountiful only upon surprise and Incogitancy, illiberally retracts."-Decay of Piety. Il-lib-er-al-ne , s . [English illiberal : -ne .] The quality or state of being illiberal; illiberality. Il-liç'-It, a. [Fr. illicite , from Lat. illicit us =not allowed: il - in- = not, and licit us = allowed; Sp. ilicito; Ital. illicito .] [LICIT.] Not allowed or permitted; prohibited; unlawful; illegal; forbidden by law or custom. "Not too proud to pocket illicit gain."-Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. iv. Il-liç-It-ly, adv . [English illicit ; -ly .] In an illicit manner; unlawfully, illegally. Il-liç'-It-ne , s. [Eng. illicit ; -ne .] The qual ity or state of being illicit; unlawfulne , illegal ity. Il-liç'-It-ous, a. [Lat. illicit us illicit (q. v.).] Illicit, illegal, unlawful. Il-liç-1-ŭm, s. [Lat. an allurement; referring to the agreeable perfume of the species.] Bot.: A genus of Magnoliads, tribe Winterese (q. v.). The fruit and other parts of Illicium ani satum is used by the Chinese as a stomachic and carminative, and as a spice. The fruit yields by distillation an oil like that of anise, used chiefly in the manufacture of liquors. I. floridanum is also spicy. The fragrant seeds of I. religiosum are burnt by the Chinese in their temples. Il-liger-a, s. [Named in honor of J. C. W. Illiger, author of several works on natural history and botany.] Bot.: The typical genus of the sub-order Illigereæ (q. v.). 11-lig-er-ā-çëæ, 11-lig-er-e-æ, s . pl . [Mod. Lat. illeger ( a ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceæ, -eœ.] Bot.: An order of Exogens or a sub-order of Combretaceae. Called also Gyrocarpeæ. *Il-light-en ( gh silent), v . t . [Pref. il- =in, and Eng. lighten (q. v.).] To lighten, to enlighten. "The illightened soul." Daniel: Civil Wars , bk. v., ch. 4. IMG:content-1465.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1466.png:[blocks in formation] 1. The act of smearing or rubbing in or upon, as an ointment, . 2. That which is smeared or rubbed in or upon. II. Min.: A thin crust of extraneous matter formed upon minerals. Il-li-no is, (or s silent), s. [Am. Indian Illini = the men.] One of the States of the U. S. A., nicknamed "the Prairie State," also "the Sucker State." Bounded W. by the Mi i ippi river, separating it from and Mi ouri, N. Wisconsin, E. Lake Michigan, the Wabash and Ohio rivers, and SW. and S. by the Ohio, separating Kentucky. Area, 56,650 square miles. It is a leading agriculural State. Principal cities, Chicago, the metropolis; Peoria, Quincy, Springfield, the capital; Rock ford, Joliet, Clinton and Blooming ton. Il-li-qua-tion, s. [Lat il- = in- =in, upon, and liquatio =a melting; liquo to melt, to di olve.] The melting or di olving of one thing into another. Il-li-şion, s . (Lat. illisio , from illisus , pa. par. of illido : il- = in- =in, upon, and lædo =to strike, to hurt.] The act of striking or dashing against. little membrane." Browne: Vulgar Errors, bk. iii., ch. "The illision of an inward spirit upon a pellicle or xxvii.