lirella

[Lat.=a furrow.] Botany: A linear shield with a channel along the middle. It occurs in the lichens of the genus Opegrapha. 8. *lir-i-con-făn-çỹ, *lir-I-cum-phăn-çỹ, [Etym. doubtful, but apparently a corruption of lily convallis.] The lily of the valley. lir-i-o-den-drin, s. [LIRIODENDRON IN.]