lemnaceæ

pl. [Lat. lemn(a); fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceӕ.] Bot.: The same as PISTIACEE. ( Lindley.) Sir Joseph Hooker prefers the name Lemnacese. [LEMNADS, PISTIACEE.] lẽm-nădş, s . pl. [Lat. lemn(a); Eng. pl. suff. -ads .] Bot .: The name given by Lindley to the order Pistiaceæ, or Lemnaceae (q. v.). Lem-ni-an, a. [Lat. Lemnius, from Lemnus; Gr. Lemnos , an island in the Egean Sea.] Of or pertaining to Lemnos. Lemnian-earth, s . 1. Bot .: The dried and powdered pulp investing the seeds in the fruit of A dans on i a digit at a , the Baobab tree (q. v.). 2. Min .: The same as SPHRAGIDITE (q. v.). Lemnian-ruddle, s. A kind of ruddle or red chalk dug up in Lemnos, and used by artificers for coloring.