prop. n. A mammal genus comprising the woolly monkeys.
Syn. -- genus Lagothrix. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. The genus of trees comrising the larches.
Syn. -- genus Larix. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ NL. from Gr. la`rygx, la`ryggos. ] (Anat.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the framework of the human larynx, the thyroid cartilage, attached to the hyoid bone, makes the protuberance on the front of the neck known as Adam's apple, and is articulated below to the ringlike cricoid cartilage. This is narrow in front and high behind, where, within the thyroid, it is surmounted by the two arytenoid cartilages, from which the vocal cords pass forward to be attached together to the front of the thyroid. See Syrinx. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] 1. (Bot.) A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation. The lattex of the India rubber plant produces the rubber of commerce on coagulation. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. (Chem.) Any aqueous emulsion of finely divided rubber or plastic particles, especially such an emulsion used as a base for paint; as, a latex paint. [ PJC ]

n. A looseness; diarrhea. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Laxer superl. Laxest. ] [ L. laxus Cf. Laches, Languish, Lease, v. t., Leash. ] 1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber. [ 1913 Webster ]

The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal. [ 1913 Webster ]

The discipline was lax. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions. J. A. Symonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

The word “æternus” itself is sometimes of a lax signification. Jortin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained; dissolute; licentious. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A woman who makes laws. Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s small + qri`x hair. ] (Biol.) A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ a. [ See Leptothrix, n. ] (Biol.) Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. leyko`s + 'o`ryx a kind of gazelle. ] (Zool.) A large antelope of North Africa (Oryx leucoryx), allied to the gemsbok. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Leges [ L. See Legal. ] Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terræ, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] (Zool.) A genus of airbreathing mollusks, including the common garden slugs. They have a small rudimentary shell. The breathing pore is on the right side of the neck. Several species are troublesome in gardens. See Slug. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } pos>n. [ So called from Lochaber, in Scotland. ] A weapon of war, consisting of a pole armed with an axhead at its end, formerly used by the Scotch Highlanders. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A box of strong and durable construction, fitted with a lock, used for the purpose of protecting valuable items, such as money or jewelry; a strongbox. [ PJC ]

n. A fat, ungainly, stupid person; an awkward bungler. [ Low. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. luxer. See Luxate. ] To put out of joint; to luxate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. the Roman numeral representation of sixty; six times ten; -- a determinate quantifier.
Syn. -- sixty, 60, threescore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. the Roman numeral representation of seventy; seven times ten; -- a determinate quantifier.
Syn. -- seventy, 70. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. the Roman numeral representation of eighty; eight times ten; -- a determinate quantifier.
Syn. -- eighty, 80, fourscore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. lynx, lyncis, Gr. ly`gx; akin to AS. lox, G. luchs, prob. named from its sharp sight, and akin to E. light. See Light, n., and cf. Ounce an animal. ] 1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of feline animals of the genus Felis, and subgenus Lynx. They have a short tail, and usually a pencil of hair on the tip of the ears. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Among the well-known species are the European lynx (Felis borealis); the Canada lynx or loup-cervier (Felis Canadensis syn. Lynx lynx); the bay lynx of America (Felis rufa), and its western spotted variety (var. maculata); and the pardine lynx (Felis pardina) of Southern Europe.

2. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations. [ 1913 Webster ]