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<h1>Legumen</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw>Le*gu"men</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl> L. <plw>Legumina</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, E. <plw>Legumens</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Legume</er>.</def>

<h1>Legumin</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw>Le*gu"min</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>l\'82gumine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>An albuminous substance resembling casein, found as a characteristic ingredient of the seeds of leguminous and grain-bearing plants.</def>

<h1>Leguminous</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw>Le*gu"mi*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>l\'82gumineux</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants (<spn>Leguminos\'91</spn>), which bear legumes, including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas.</def>

<h1>Leiger</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw>Lei"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Leger</er>, and <er>Ledger</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Leger</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 2.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Leiotrichan</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw>Lei*ot"ri*chan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the Leiotrichi.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the Leiotrichi.</def></def2>

<h1>Leiotrichi</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw>Lei*ot"ri*chi</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ smooth + <?/, <?/, hair.]</ety> <fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>The division of mankind which embraces the smooth-haired races.</def>

<h1>Leiotrichous</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw>Lei*ot"ri*chous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Leiotrichi</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>Having smooth, or nearly smooth, hair.</def>

<h1>Leipoa</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw>Lei*po"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a single species (<spn>Leipoa ocellata</spn>), about the size of a turkey. Its color is variegated, drown, black, white, and gray. Called also <altname>native pheasant</altname>.</def>

<note>&hand; It makes large mounds of sand and vegetable material, in which its eggs are laid to be hatched by the heat of the decomposing mass.</note>

<h1>Leipothymic</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw>Lei`po*thym"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>See <er>Lipothymic</er>.</def>

<h1>Leister, Lister</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw><hw>Leis"ter</hw>, <hw>Lis"ter</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish.</def> <mark>[Scotland]</mark>

<h1>Leisurable</h1> <Xpage=842>

<hw>Lei"sur*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Leisure</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Leisurely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Hooker.</i>