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Baloghia lucida
Bloodwood Blood"wood, n. (Bot.) A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood. Note: Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree (Baloghia lucida), from which the sap is collected for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name, chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as Gordonia H[ae]matoxylon of Jamaica, and several species of Australian Eucalyptus; also the true logwood ( H[ae]matoxylon campechianum).
Camera lucida
Camera lucida Cam"e*ra lu"ci*da [L. camera chamber + L. lucidus, lucida, lucid, light.] (Opt.) An instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form, or an arrangement of mirrors, causes an apparent image of an external object or objects to appear as if projected upon a plane surface, as of paper or canvas, so that the outlines may conveniently traced. It is generally used with the microscope.
Dilucidate
Dilucidate Di*lu"ci*date, v. t. [L. dilucidatus, p. p. of dilucidare.] To elucidate. [Obs.] --Boyle.
Dilucidation
Dilucidation Di*lu`ci*da"tion, n. [L. dilucidatio.] The act of making clear. [Obs.] --Boyle.
Elucidate
Elucidate E*lu"ci*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elucidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elucidating.] [LL. elucidatus, p. p. of elucidare; e + lucidus full of light, clear. See Lucid.] To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
Elucidated
Elucidate E*lu"ci*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elucidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elucidating.] [LL. elucidatus, p. p. of elucidare; e + lucidus full of light, clear. See Lucid.] To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
Elucidating
Elucidate E*lu"ci*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elucidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elucidating.] [LL. elucidatus, p. p. of elucidare; e + lucidus full of light, clear. See Lucid.] To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
Elucidative
Elucidative E*lu"ci*da`tive, a. Making clear; tending to elucidate; as, an elucidative note.
Elucidator
Elucidator E*lu"ci*da`tor, n. One who explains or elucidates; an expositor.
Elucidatory
Elucidatory E*lu"ci*da*to*ry, a. Tending to elucidate; elucidative. [R.]
Zona pellucida
Zona o"na, n.; pl. Zon[ae]. [L., a girdle. See Zone.] A zone or band; a layer. Zona pellucida. [NL.] (Biol.) (a) The outer transparent layer, or envelope, of the ovum. It is a more or less elastic membrane with radiating stri[ae], and corresponds to the cell wall of an ordinary cell. See Ovum, and Illust. of Microscope. (b) The zona radiata. Zona radiata [NL.] (Biol.), a radiately striated membrane situated next the yolk of an ovum, or separated from it by a very delicate membrane only.

Meaning of Lucida from wikipedia

- Lucida (pronunciation: /ˈluːsɪdə/) is an extended family of related typefaces designed by Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes and released from 1984 onwards...
- A camera lucida is an optical device used as a drawing aid by artists and microscopists. The camera lucida projects an optical superimposition of the...
- Lucida Grande is a humanist sans-serif typeface. It is a member of the Lucida family of typefaces designed by Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes. It is best...
- Tagetes lucida is a perennial plant native to Mexico and Central America. It is used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb. The leaves have a tarragon-like...
- Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (French: La Chambre claire) is a short book published in 1980 by the French literary theorist and philosopher...
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- tapestry, coverlet'; /təˈpiːtəm ˈluːsɪdəm/ tə-PEE-təm LOO-sih-dəm; pl.: tapeta lucida) is a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates and some other animals...
- Salix lucida, the shining willow, Pacific willow, red willow, or whiplash willow, is a species of willow native to northern and western North America,...
- The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The...
- In digital typography, Lucida Sans Unicode OpenType font from the design studio of Bigelow & Holmes is designed to support the most commonly used characters...