letter plant

[LETTER-LEAF.] letter-pre , s. & a. A. As substantive: 1. Letters or words printed or impre ed on paper or other material by type; printed pages. 2. A copying-pre for letters. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, IMG:content-0502.png:[blocks in formation] B. As subst .: The language spoken by the Letts. It belonged originally to the Sclavonic branch of the Aryan family of languages. *let-tre (tre as tr), s. (Fr.) A letter. lettre-de-cachet, s. [CACHET.] let'-tred (tred as tērd), a . [LETTERED.] *let-trure, *let-ter-ure, s. Literature. (Chau- cer.) lett-som-Ite, s. [Named after the English min eralogist, W. G. Lettsom, suff. -ite ( Min .).] Min.: The same as CYANO TRICHITE (q. v.). Chem. Of or belonging to leucin (q. v.). leucic-acid, s. Bot .: An algal, Ulva lactuca . lettuce-opium, s. Opium yielded by the Let stone.] tuce and other species of Lactuca. leu-ca-den-dron, s . [Gr. leukos =light, bright, white, and drys (gen it. dendron )=a tree; so called from the white leaves.] Bot .: A genus of Proteacese, family or tribe Pro- teidæ (q. v.). It consists of small shrubs or trees from Southern Africa, formerly used greatly at the Cape for firewood, but now nearly eradicated. leu-ca-ni-a, s. [Greek leukanie , laukanie =the throat.] Entom.: The typical genus of the family Leuca nide (q. v.). Leucania conigera , the Brown-line Bright-eyes, flies about at dusk, and even during the day. It is not uncommon in limestone districts. L. pallid a is the Common Wainscot, a moth very frequently seen. IMG:content-0503.png:[blocks in formation] Monte Somma. leucite-basalt, s . Bot.: A genus of Labiatæ, family Ballot ide. The people of Munipoor in the east of India prepare an oil from Leucas cephalotes , which is used with Rubia in dyeing; it is a stimulant and diaphoretic. L. aspera is given in India in snakebite, and the juice in psora, . L. martin i cens is is used in Brazil for medicating baths to be taken against rheumatic attacks. leuc-âug-ite, s. [Gr. leukos =white, and Eng. augite .] Min.: A name given by Dana to one of his divi- sions of the aluminous pyroxenes. [AUGITE.] Color, IMG:content-0504.png:[blocks in formation] part a light speckled appearance. leucite-sanidine, s . leucobryaceæ