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Lecanium pyri
Bark louse Bark" louse` (Zo["o]l.) An insect of the family Coccid[ae], which infests the bark of trees and vines. Note: The wingless females assume the shape of scales. The bark louse of the vine is Pulvinaria innumerabilis; that of the pear is Lecanium pyri. See Orange scale.
Lecanomancy
Lecanomancy Le*can"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? bowl or basin + -mancy.] divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought.
Lecanora
Orcin Or"cin, n. [Etymology uncertain: cf. F. orcine.] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.
Lecanora parella
Parella Pa*rel"la, Parelle Pa`relle, n. [Cf. F. parelle.] (Bot.) (a) A name for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and R. Hydrolapathum). (b) A kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus.
Lecanora tartarea
Litmus Lit"mus, n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G. lackmus. See Lac a resinous substance.] (Chem.) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens (Roccella tinctoria, Lecanora tartarea, etc.), as a blue amorphous mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein. Note: Litmus is used as a dye, and being turned red by acids and restored to its blue color by alkalies, is a common indicator or test for acidity and alkalinity. Litmus paper (Chem.), unsized paper saturated with blue or red litmus, -- used in testing for acids or alkalies.
Lecanora tartarea
Cudbear Cud"bear` (k?d"b?r`), n. [Also cudbeard, corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.] 1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially Lecanora tartarea. --Ure. 2. (Bot.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.
Lecanora tartarea
Cudbear Cud"bear` (k?d"b?r`), n. [Also cudbeard, corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.] 1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially Lecanora tartarea. --Ure. 2. (Bot.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.
Lecanoric
Lecanoric Lec`a*no"ric, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid which is obtained from several varieties of lichen (Lecanora, Roccella, etc.), as a white, crystalline substance, and is called also orsellic, or diorsellinic acid, lecanorin, etc.
lecanorin
Lecanoric Lec`a*no"ric, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid which is obtained from several varieties of lichen (Lecanora, Roccella, etc.), as a white, crystalline substance, and is called also orsellic, or diorsellinic acid, lecanorin, etc.
Lecanorin
Lecanorin Lec`a*no"rin, n. (Chem.) See Lecanoric.
Pelecan
Pelecan Pel"e*can, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Pelican.
Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes Pel`e*can`i*for"mes, n. pl. [NL. See Pelican, and -form.] (Zo["o]l.) Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi.

Meaning of Lecan from wikipedia

- The Great Book of Lecan or simply Book of Lecan (Irish: Leabhar (Mór) Leacáin) (RIA, Ms. 23 P 2) is a late-medieval Irish m****cript written between 1397...
- is The Great Book of Lecan (1418). Third Redaction (R³): preserved in both The Book of Ballymote (1391) and The Great Book of Lecan. O'Clery's Redaction...
- Ireland portal The Yellow Book of Lecan (YBL; Irish: Leabhar Buidhe Leacáin), or TCD MS 1318 (olim H 2.16), is a late medieval Irish m****cript. It contains...
- Rennes M****cript, the Book of Ballymote, the Great Book of Lecan and the Yellow Book of Lecan in The Metrical Dindshenchas, published in four parts between...
- 14th century or the early 15th century: The Yellow Book of Lecan, The Great Book of Lecan and The Book of Ballymote. The first of these is in the Library...
- Ballymote, written in the territory of Corran, the Great Book of Lecan, and the Yellow Book of Lecan, both written in Tir Fhiacrach. The patron of the Annals...
- Cow) Leabhar Buidhe Lecain (The Yellow Book of Lecan) Leabhar (Mór) Leacain (The Great Book of Lecan) Briggs, Katharine (1978). The Vanishing People:...
- here CMT, and "The Four Jewels", a later, short text in the Yellow Book of Lecan, consisting of a prose introduction and a poem. In the 17th century, Geoffrey...
- Sean-Ghaeilge". www.smo.uhi.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2016. The Yellow Book of Lecan “The Wooing of Etain” Lebor Gabála Érenn § 77 The Metrical Dindsenchas BRÍ...
- the same version in the 14th-century m****cript called the Yellow Book of Lecan. These two sources overlap, and a complete text can be reconstructed by...