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Definition: Luna cornea
Luna
\Lu"na\, n. [L.; akin to lucere to shine. See
Light, n.,
and cf.
Lune.]
1. The moon.
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2. (Alchemy) Silver.
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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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