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Lu⋅na
[loo-nuh] 
–noun
| 1. | the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana. |
| 2. | (in alchemy) silver. |
| 3. | (lowercase ) Also, lunette. Ecclesiastical. the crescent-shaped receptacle within the monstrance, for holding the consecrated Host in an upright position. |
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< L lūna the moon
< L lūna the moon
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| Lu·na (lōō'nə) n. Roman Mythology The goddess of the moon. [Latin Lūna, from lūna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.] |
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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.
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