Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
lobbing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Lob |
lobated |
adjective |
Consisting of, or having, lobes; lobed; as, a lobate leaf., Having lobes; — said of the tails of certain fishes having the integument continued to the bases of the fin rays., Furnished with membranous flaps, as the toes of a coot. See Illust. (m) under Aves. |
lobbish |
adjective |
Like a lob; consisting of lobs. |
lobbies |
plural |
of Lobby |
lobbied |
imp. & past participle |
of Lobby |
lobcock |
noun |
A dull, sluggish person; a lubber; a lob. |
lobelet |
noun |
A small lobe; a lobule. |
lobelia |
noun |
A genus of plants, including a great number of species. Lobelia inflata, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant, etc. L. cardinalis is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color of its flowers. |
lobelin |
noun |
A yellowish green resin from Lobelia, used as an emetic and diaphoretic. |
lobiped |
adjective |
Having lobate toes, as a coot. |
lobster |
noun |
Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus Homarus; as the American lobster (H. Americanus), and the European lobster (H. vulgaris). The Norwegian lobster (Nephrops Norvegicus) is similar in form. All these have a pair of large unequal claws. The spiny lobsters of more southern waters, belonging to Palinurus, Panulirus, and allied genera, have no large claws. The fresh-water crayfishes are sometimes called lobsters. |
lobular |
adjective |
Like a lobule; pertaining to a lobule or lobules. |
lobworm |
noun |
The lugworm. |