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luna

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Luna  \Lu"na\,  n.  [L.;  akin  to  lucere  to  shine.  See  {Light},  n., 
  and  cf  {Lune}.] 
  1.  The  moon. 
 
  2.  (Alchemy)  Silver. 
 
  {Luna  cornea}  (Old  Chem.),  horn  silver,  or  fused  silver 
  chloride,  a  tough,  brown,  translucent  mass;  --  so  called 
  from  its  resemblance  to  horn. 
 
  {Luna  moth}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  very  large  and  beautiful  American 
  moth  ({Actias  luna}).  Its  wings  are  delicate  light  green, 
  with  a  stripe  of  purple  along  the  front  edge  of  the 
  anterior  wings,  the  other  margins  being  edged  with  pale 
  yellow.  Each  wing  has  a  lunate  spot  surrounded  by  rings  of 
  light  yellow,  blue,  and  black.  The  caterpillar  commonly 
  feeds  on  the  hickory,  sassafras,  and  maple. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Luna 
  n  :  the  goddess  of  the  moon;  counterpart  of  Greek  Selene  [syn:  {Luna}] 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  LUNA 
  Leuchtendatei  fuer  UnfallfluchtNAchforschungen  (INPOL)




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