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Luna

Luna Meaning & Definition
Luna Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Luna?

[n] the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene

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See Also | Roman deity

Luna In Webster's Dictionary

\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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