About The Word Luna
Learn about the word Luna to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Luna definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Luna
| Luna Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Luna?
[n] the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
Synonyms | Synonyms for Luna: Related Terms | Find terms related to Luna: 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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Readjust ‐ adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust"…
- Tamara karsavina ‐ Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky…
- Pulasan tree ‐ East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than…
- Eye-beaming ‐ a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by eye-beamings…
- Semiabstract ‐ characterized by stylized but recognizable…
- Vitality ‐ an energetic style [n] the property of being able to survive…
- French marigold ‐ strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads…
- Razzle-dazzle ‐ any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the…
- Genetic marker ‐ a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be…
- Menyanthaceae ‐ a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order…