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<hw>Le*on"to*don</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, lion + <?/, <?/, tooth. Cf. <er>Lion's-tooth</er>, <er>Dandelion</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall dandelion (<spn>L. autumnale</spn>), and formerly the true dandelion; -- called also <altname>lion's tooth</altname>.</def>

<h1>Leopard</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Leop"ard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>leopart</ets>, <ets>leparde</ets>, <ets>lebarde</ets>, <ets>libbard</ets>, OF. <ets>leopard</ets>, <ets>liepart</ets>, F. <ets>l\'82opard</ets>, L. <ets>leopardus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ lion + <?/ pard. See <er>Lion</er>, and <er>Pard</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (<spn>Felis leopardus</spn>). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther (<spn>Felis pardus</spn>) is regarded as a variety of leopard.</def>

<cs><col>Hunting leopard</col>. <cd>See <er>Cheetah</er>.</cd></cs>

<cs><col>Leopard cat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>any one of several species or varieties of small, spotted cats found in Africa, Southern Asia, and the East Indies; esp., <spn>Felis Bengalensis</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Leopard marmot</col>. <cd>See <er>Gopher</er>, 2.</cd></cs>

<h1>Leopard's bane</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Leop"ard's bane`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name of several harmless plants, as <spn>Arnica montana</spn>, <spn>Senecio Doronicum</spn>, and <spn>Paris quadrifolia</spn>.</def>

<h1>Leopardwood</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Leop"ard*wood`</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Letterwood</er>.</def>

<h1>Lep</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>obs. strong imp.</tt> <def>of <er>Leap</er>. Leaped.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Lepadite 2</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep"a*dite 2</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lepas</ets>, <ets>lepadis</ets>, limpet, Gr. <?/, <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Lepadoid</er>.</def>

<h1>Lepadoid</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep"a*doid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Lepas</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A stalked barnacle of the genus Lepas, or family <spn>Lepadid\'91</spn>; a goose barnacle. Also used adjectively.</def>

<h1>Lepal</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ scale: cf. F. <ets>l\'82pale</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A sterile transformed stamen.</def>

<h1>Lepas</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Le"pas</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., a limpet, fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of various species of <spn>Lepas</spn>, a genus of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; -- called also <altname>goose barnacle</altname>. See <er>Barnacle</er>.</def>

<h1>Leper</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>lepre</ets> leprosy, F. <ets>l\'8apre</ets>, L. <ets>leprae</ets>, <ets>lepra</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, scaly, fr. <?/ scale, <?/ to peel.]</ety> <def>A person affected with leprosy.</def>

<h1>Lepered</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep"ered</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Affected or tainted with leprosy.</def>

<h1>Leperize</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep"er*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To affect with leprosy.</def>

<h1>Leperous</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Leprous; infectious; corrupting; poisonous.</def> "The <i>leperous</i> distillment."