Vocabulary : Labrus to Labyrinthical
Labrus : A genus of marine fishes, including the wrasses of Europe. See Wrasse.Laburnic : Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the laburnum.
Laburnine : A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum.
Laburnum : A small leguminous tree (Cytisus Laburnum), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms.
Labyrinth : An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths. ;; Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden. ;; Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature. ;; An inextricable or bewildering difficulty. ;; The internal ear. See Note under Ear. ;; A series of canals through which a stream of water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a metal. ;; A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.
