(n) any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ Leuco- + Gr. ky`tos a hollow vessel. ] (Physiol.) A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, or those found in lymph, marrow of bone, connective tissue, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ They all consist of more or less spherical masses of protoplasm, without any surrounding membrane or wall, and are capable of motion. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Leuco- + -maine, as in ptomaine. ] (Physiol. Chem.) An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Leuc- + croconic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid, obtained as a yellowish white gum by the oxidation of croconic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
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