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[Latin moll i(s)=luxurious, with English suff. -tious. Luxurious, inviting to "Mollitious alcoves gilt repose. Superb as Byzant domes that devils built." Browning: Sordello , iii. mol-li-tūde, s. [Latin mollitudo , from moll is soft.] Softne , weakne , effeminacy. mol-lu-gin-ě-æ, s . pl . [Mod. Latin mollugo , gen it. mollugin ( is ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -eæ .] Bot.: A tribe of Caryophyllaceae. The sepals, which are nearly or quite distinct, alternate with the stamens when both are the same in number. mol-lū-gõ, s . [Lat. Galium mollugo .] Bot .: The typical genus of the tribe Molluginese (q. v.). It consists of inconspicuous plants with dichotomous stems, verticillate leaves, and cymes of small flowers. Found in the warmer parts of both hemispheres. According to Dr. Dymok, the species are bitter and expel bile. The dried plant of Mollugo hirta is prescribed in Sind in cases of diarrhœa. mõl-lŭsc, mõl-lŭsk, s. [MOLLUSCA.] Zool .: An animal of the cla Mollusca.