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   lawless
         adj 1: without law or control; "the system is economically
                  inefficient and politically anarchic" [syn: {anarchic},
                  {anarchical}, {lawless}]
         2: lax in enforcing laws; "a wide-open town" [syn: {wide-open},
            {lawless}]
         3: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the
            plains" [syn: {lawless}, {outlaw(a)}]

English Dictionary: Liliaceae by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lilac
adj
  1. of a pale purple color [syn: lavender, lilac, {lilac- colored}]
n
  1. any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Liliaceae
n
  1. includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
    Synonym(s): Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loligo
n
  1. somewhat flattened cylindrical squid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Loloish
n
  1. languages spoken by hill tribes in northern Burma and neighboring areas
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lawless \Law"less\, a.
      1. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a
            lawless claim.
  
                     He needs no indirect nor lawless course. --Shak.
  
      2. Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or
            of society; as, lawless men or behavior.
  
      3. Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled.
  
                     Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void.
                                                                              --Pope.
            -- {Law"less*ly}, adv. -- {Law"less*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lilac \Li"lac\ (l[imac]"l[ait]k), n. [Also {lilach}.] [Sp.
      lilac, lila, Ar. l[c6]lak, fr. Per. l[c6]laj, l[c6]lanj,
      l[c6]lang, n[c6]laj, n[c6]l, the indigo plant, or from the
      kindred l[c6]lak bluish, the flowers being named from the
      color. Cf. {Anil}.]
      1. (Bot.) A shrub of the genus {Syringa}. There are six
            species, natives of Europe and Asia. {Syringa vulgaris},
            the common lilac, and {S. Persica}, the Persian lilac, are
            frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of
            their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies
            various other shrubs have this name.
  
      2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the
            purplish lilac.
  
      {California lilac} (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of
            purplish flowers ({Ceanothus thyrsiflorus}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lilac \Li"lac\ (l[imac]"l[ait]k), n. [Also {lilach}.] [Sp.
      lilac, lila, Ar. l[c6]lak, fr. Per. l[c6]laj, l[c6]lanj,
      l[c6]lang, n[c6]laj, n[c6]l, the indigo plant, or from the
      kindred l[c6]lak bluish, the flowers being named from the
      color. Cf. {Anil}.]
      1. (Bot.) A shrub of the genus {Syringa}. There are six
            species, natives of Europe and Asia. {Syringa vulgaris},
            the common lilac, and {S. Persica}, the Persian lilac, are
            frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of
            their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies
            various other shrubs have this name.
  
      2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the
            purplish lilac.
  
      {California lilac} (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of
            purplish flowers ({Ceanothus thyrsiflorus}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Petaloideous \Pet`al*oid"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)
      Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline.
  
      {Petaloideous division}, that division of endogenous plants
            in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline,
            embracing the {Liliace[91]}, {Orchidace[91]},
            {Amaryllide[91]}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS.
      lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.]
      1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium},
            endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
            six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
            three-celled ovary.
  
      Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
               Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum}
               are the common white lilies of gardens; {L.
               Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic
               States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the
               [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L.
               auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.
  
      2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
            several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
            to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis},
            {Nerine}, etc.
  
      3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
            north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
            a lily or fleur-de-lis.
  
                     But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
                                                                              --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
            umbellatus}.
  
      {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes}
            ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform
            perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those
            of a lily. --Gray.
  
      {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the
            black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
           
  
      {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust.
  
      {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the
            Vocabulary.
  
      {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
            merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
  
      {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and
            its flower.
  
      {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
            {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}.
  
      {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}.
  
      {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
            peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea grape \Sea" grape`\
      1. (Bot.)
            (a) The gulf weed. See under {Gulf}.
            (b) A shrubby plant ({Coccoloba uvifera}) growing on the
                  sandy shores of tropical America, somewhat resembling
                  the grapevine.
  
      2. pl. (Zo[94]l.) The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of
            a squid ({Loligo}).

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   La Luisa, PR (comunidad, FIPS 41294)
      Location: 18.45083 N, 66.51016 W
      Population (1990): 2448 (779 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   La Luz, NM (CDP, FIPS 38330)
      Location: 32.97050 N, 105.93741 W
      Population (1990): 1625 (667 housing units)
      Area: 27.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 88337
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