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   latanier
         n 1: fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean
               region [syn: {latanier}, {latanier palm}]

English Dictionary: Latimeridae by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
latanier palm
n
  1. fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region
    Synonym(s): latanier, latanier palm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lateen-rig
n
  1. the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lateen-rigged
adj
  1. rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail [syn: lateen, lateen-rigged]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Latimeria
n
  1. type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth [syn: Latimeria, genus Latimeria]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Latimeria chalumnae
n
  1. fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
    Synonym(s): coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Latimeridae
n
  1. extinct except for the coelacanth [syn: Latimeridae, family Latimeridae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Le Douanier Rousseau
n
  1. French primitive painter (1844-1910) [syn: Rousseau, Henri Rousseau, Le Douanier Rousseau]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leitneria
n
  1. one species: corkwood
    Synonym(s): Leitneria, genus Leitneria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leitneria floridana
n
  1. very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
    Synonym(s): corkwood, corkwood tree, Leitneria floridana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leitneriaceae
n
  1. coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order
    Synonym(s): Leitneriaceae, family Leitneriaceae, corkwood family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lothian Region
n
  1. a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See {Marquis}.]
      A marquis.
  
      {Lady marquess}, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Latimer \Lat"i*mer\, n. [OF. latinier, latimier, prop., one
      knowing Latin.]
      An interpreter. [Obs.] Coke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Latin \Lat"in\, a. [F., fr. L. Latinus belonging to Latium,
      Latin, fr. Latium a country of Italy, in which Rome was
      situated. Cf. {Ladin}, Lateen sail, under {Lateen}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of
            Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.
  
      2. Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by
            the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin
            composition or idiom.
  
      {Latin Church} (Eccl. Hist.), the Western or Roman Catholic
            Church, as distinct from the Greek or Eastern Church.
  
      {Latin cross}. See Illust. 1 of {Cross}.
  
      {Latin races}, a designation sometimes loosely given to
            certain nations, esp. the French, Spanish, and Italians,
            who speak languages principally derived from Latin.
  
      {Latin Union}, an association of states, originally
            comprising France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy, which,
            in 1865, entered into a monetary agreement, providing for
            an identity in the weight and fineness of the gold and
            silver coins of those countries, and for the amounts of
            each kind of coinage by each. Greece, Servia, Roumania,
            and Spain subsequently joined the Union.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[ocir]rk"w[oocr]d`), n.
      1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]
  
      2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky
            wood; esp.:
            (a) In the United States, the tree {Leitneria floridana}.
            (b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees
                  {Ochroma lagopus} and {Pariti tiliaceum}. (2) The tree
                  producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithia \Lith"i*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. li`qos stone.] (Chem.)
      The oxide of lithium; a strong alkaline caustic similar to
      potash and soda, but weaker. See {Lithium}.
  
      {Lithia emerald}. See {Hiddenite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
      Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. [bd]Emerald
      meadows.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Emerald fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
            ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
            green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
            the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
      {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
            green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
            bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
            emerald green crystals.
  
      {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
            brightness of its verdure.
  
      {Emerald spodumene}, [or] {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
            {Hiddenite}.
  
      {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithomarge \Lith"o*marge\, n. [Litho- + L. marga marl.]
      A clay of a fine smooth texture, and very sectile.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Latimer, IA (city, FIPS 43590)
      Location: 42.76320 N, 93.36499 W
      Population (1990): 430 (225 housing units)
      Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50452
   Latimer, KS (city, FIPS 38800)
      Location: 38.73904 N, 96.84577 W
      Population (1990): 20 (11 housing units)
      Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Latimer, MS (CDP, FIPS 39520)
      Location: 30.49503 N, 88.85959 W
      Population (1990): 3222 (1123 housing units)
      Area: 42.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Latimer County, OK (county, FIPS 77)
      Location: 34.87000 N, 95.24165 W
      Population (1990): 10333 (4303 housing units)
      Area: 1870.5 sq km (land), 18.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lattimore, NC (town, FIPS 37040)
      Location: 35.31728 N, 81.66202 W
      Population (1990): 183 (78 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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