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locust in botany, any tree of the genus Robinia within the pea family (Fabaceae). About 20 species are known, all occurring in eastern North America and Mexico. The best known is the black locust (R. pseudoacacia), often called false acacia, or yellow locust. It is widely cultivated in Europe as an ... locust bird any of various African birds that eat grasshoppers and locusts, especially the black-winged pratincole (see pratincole). In India the rose-coloured starling is called locust bird. Lod city, central Israel, on the Plain of Sharon southeast of Tel Aviv-Yafo. Of ancient origin, it is mentioned several times in the Bible: in a New Testament account (Acts 9:32), the apostle Peter healed the paralytic at Lod. The city was a well-known centre of Jewish scholars and merchants from ... Loddon River river, central Victoria, Australia, rising in the Eastern Highlands 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Melbourne and flowing northwest and north for more than 200 miles (320 km), past Kerang, joining with the Little Murray and then with the Murray near Swan Hill. Inconstant in volume, the Loddon has been ... loden coat jacket of Tyrolean origin, made of loden cloth, which was first handwoven by peasants living in Loderers, Austria, in the 16th century. The material comes from the coarse, oily wool of mountain sheep and is thick, soft, and waterproof. lodge originally an insubstantial house or dwelling, erected as a seasonal habitation or for some temporary occupational purpose, such as woodcutting. In this sense the word is currently used to describe accommodations for sportsmen during hunting season and for recreationists, such as skiers. Lodge, David English novelist, literary critic, and editor known chiefly for his satiric novels about academic life. Lodge, Henry Cabot Republican U.S. senator for more than 31 years (1893-1924); he led the successful congressional opposition to his country's participation in the League of Nations following World War I. Lodge, Henry Cabot U.S. senator and diplomat who ran unsuccessfully for the vice presidency of the United States in 1960. Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph British physicist who perfected the coherer, a radio-wave detector and the heart of the early radiotelegraph receiver. Lodge, Thomas English poet, dramatist, and prose writer whose innovative versatility typified the Elizabethan age. He is best remembered for the prose romance Rosalynde, the source of William Shakespeare's As You Like It. Lodi town, Lombardia (Lombardy) regione, northern Italy. It lies on the right bank of the Adda River, southeast of Milan. The original settlement (5th century BC) on the site of the present suburb of Lodi Vecchio obtained Roman citizenship in 89 BC as Laus Pompeia. Destroyed in the communal struggles of ... Lodi city, San Joaquin county, central California, U.S. Lodi lies along the Mokelumne River at the junction of the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys just northeast of Stockton, on the edge of the Sacramento River delta. It originated as Mokelumne Station (1869) on the Central Pacific (later part of the Southern ... Lodi dynasty (1451-1526), last ruling family of the Delhi sultanate of India. The dynasty was of Afghan origin. The first Lodi ruler was Bahlul Lodi (reigned 1451-89), the most powerful of the Punjab chiefs, who replaced the last king of the Sayyid dynasty in 1451. Bahlul was a vigorous leader, holding together ... Lodi, Battle of (May 10, 1796), small but dramatic engagement in Napoleon Bonaparte's first Italian campaign, in which he earned the confidence and loyalty of his men, who nicknamed him "The Little Corporal" in recognition of his personal courage. It was fought at the Lodi Bridge, over the Adda River, 19 miles (31 ... Lodi, Peace of (April 9, 1454), treaty between Venice and Milan ending the war of succession to the Milanese duchy in favour of Francesco Sforza. It marked the beginning of a 40-year period of relative peace, during which power was balanced among the five states that dominated the Italian peninsula-Venice, Milan, Naples, Florence, ... Lodz city, capital of Lodzkie wojewodztwo (province), central Poland. It lies on the northwestern edge of the Lodz Highlands, on the watershed of the Vistula and Oder rivers, 81 miles (130 km) southwest of Warsaw. Lodzkie wojewodztwo (province), central Poland. It is bordered by six provinces: Kujawsko-Pomorskie to the north, Mazowieckie to the east, Swietokrzyskie to the southeast, Slaskie to the south, Opolskie to the southwest, and Wielkopolskie to the west. It was formed in 1999-when the 49 provinces first established in 1975 were realigned into ... Loeb, Jacques German-born American biologist noted chiefly for his experimental work on artificial parthenogenesis (reproduction without fertilization). Loeb, Sebastien French race-car driver who is widely considered to be the greatest rally racer of all time, having won a record eight World Rally Championship (WRC) titles. Loeffler, Charles Martin American composer whose works are distinguished by a poetic lyricism in an Impressionist style. loellingite an iron arsenide mineral (FeAs2) that usually occurs with iron and copper sulfides in hydrothermal vein deposits. It typically occurs with impurities of cobalt, nickel, and arsenic-as at the Andreas-Berg, in the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) of Germany; Andalusia, Spain; and Franklin, New Jersey, U.S. Loellingite is classified in a group ... loess an unstratified, geologically recent deposit of silty or loamy material that is usually buff or yellowish brown in colour and is chiefly deposited by the wind. Loess is a sedimentary deposit composed largely of silt-size grains that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate. It is usually homogeneous and highly porous ... Loess Plateau highland area in north-central China, covering much of Shanxi, northern Henan, Shaanxi, and eastern Gansu provinces and the middle part of the Huang He (Yellow River) basin. Averaging about 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) in elevation and covering some 154,000 square miles (400,000 square km), it is the world's largest loess ... Loesser, Frank American composer, librettist, and lyricist, who achieved major success writing for Broadway musicals, culminating in the 1962 Pulitzer Prize-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Loew, Marcus American motion-picture executive and pioneer motion-picture theatre owner whose consolidation and expansion of his business interests helped establish Hollywood as the centre of the film industry. Loewe, (Johann) Carl (Gottfried) German composer and singer who is best-known for his songs, particularly his dramatic ballads. Loewe, Frederick German-born American composer and collaborator with Alan Jay Lerner on a series of hit musical plays, including the phenomenally successful My Fair Lady (1956; filmed 1964). Loewi, Otto German-born American physician and pharmacologist who, with Sir Henry Dale, received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1936 for their discoveries relating to the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. Loewy, Raymond French-born American industrial designer who, through his accomplishments in product design beginning in the 1930s, helped to establish industrial design as a profession. Loffler, Friedrich August Johannes German bacteriologist who, with Edwin Klebs, in 1884 discovered the organism that causes diphtheria, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, commonly known as the Klebs-Loffler bacillus. Simultaneously with Emile Roux and Alexandre Yersin, he indicated the existence of a diphtheria toxin. His demonstration that some animals are immune to diphtheria was a basic feature ... Lofoten island group, in the Norwegian Sea, northern Norway. Lying off the mainland entirely within the Arctic Circle, the group comprises the southern end of the Lofoten-Vesteralen archipelago and includes five main islands (Austvagoya, Gimsoya, Vestvagoya, Flakstadoya, and Moskenesoya) extending about 70 miles (110 km) from north to south. In addition, ... loft in architecture, upper space within a building, or a large undivided space in a building used principally for storage in business or industry. In churches the rood loft is a display gallery above the rood screen, and a choir or organ loft is a gallery reserved for church singers and ... Lofthuus, Christian Jensen leader of a reform movement who sought redress for the grievances of Norway's peasantry from the absolutist Danish-Norwegian government. His imprisonment and death made him a martyr for Norwegian agrarian reform. Lofting, Hugh English-born American author of a series of children's classics about Dr. Dolittle, a chubby, gentle, eccentric physician to animals, who learns the language of animals from his parrot, Polynesia, so that he can treat their complaints more efficiently. Much of the wit and charm of the stories lies in their ... log instrument for measuring the speed of a ship through water. The first practical log, developed about 1600, consisted of a pie-shaped log chip with a lead weight on its curved edge that caused it to float upright and resist towing. When the log was tossed overboard, it remained more or ... log cabin small house built of logs notched at the ends and laid one upon another with the spaces filled with plaster, moss, mortar, mud, or dried manure. Log cabins are found especially in wooded areas, where the construction material is easily at hand. In North America they were built by early ... Logan city, seat (1859) of Cache county, northern Utah, U.S. It lies along the Logan River (named for Ephraim Logan, a trapper), in the Cache Valley, 35 miles (56 km) north-northeast of Ogden. The city is built on terraces of prehistoric Lake Bonneville at the mouth of Logan Canyon, 4,535 feet ... Logan city, seat (1826) of Logan county, southwestern West Virginia, U.S. It lies along the Guyandotte River, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Charleston, near the Kentucky border. Laid out in 1824 and known as Lawnsville, it was chartered in 1852 and renamed Aracoma for the eldest daughter of the ... Logan's Line in geology, prominent zone of thrust faulting in northeastern and eastern North America related to the culmination of the Taconic orogeny during the Ordovician Period (488.3 million to 443.7 million years ago). The zone parallels the coast of Newfoundland, follows the St. Lawrence valley, trends south following the Hudson valley ... Logan, James British-American colonial statesman and merchant who was also prominent in British-colonial intellectual life. Logan, James prominent Indian leader, whose initial excellent relations with white settlers in Pennsylvania and the Ohio Territory deteriorated into a vendetta after the slaughter of his family in 1774. Logan, John Scottish poet and preacher best known for his part in a controversy that arose posthumously over the authorship of a poem entitled "Ode to the Cuckoo," which some claimed was written by Michael Bruce. Logan, John A U.S. congressman, Union general during the American Civil War (1861-65), and originator of Memorial Day. Logan, Joshua American stage and motion-picture director, producer, and writer. Logan, Mount mountain, highest point (19,551 feet [5,959 metres]) in Canada and second highest in North America (after Mount McKinley [Denali] in the U.S. state of Alaska). Located in the St. Elias Mountains of southwestern Yukon, the peak towers about 14,000 feet (4,300 metres) above the Seward Glacier at the Alaska border ... Logan, Sir William Edmond one of the foremost Canadian geologists of the 19th century. loganberry (Rubus loganobaccus), bramble fruit of the family Rosaceae that originated in the United States, at Santa Cruz, Calif., in 1881. Raised from seed, it is thought to be a hybrid between the wild blackberry of the Pacific coast and the red raspberry. It is grown in large quantities in Oregon ... Loganiaceae family of flowering plants in the order Gentianales, containing 13 genera with more than 400 species of woody vines, shrubs, or trees native primarily to tropical areas of the world. Members of the family bear leaflike appendages at the base of the leafstalks and have terminal flower clusters. The ring ... logarithm the exponent or power to which a base must be raised to yield a given number. Expressed mathematically, x is the logarithm of n to the base b if bx=n, in which case one writes x=logbn. For example, 23=8; therefore, 3 is the logarithm of 8 to base 2, or ... Logau, Friedrich, Freiherr von German epigrammatist noted for his direct, unostentatious style.