LAMBDOID
Lamb"doid, a. Etym: [Gr. la`mbda the letter lambda (e"i^dos shape.]
Defn: Shaped like the Greek letter lambda (as, the lambdoid suture between the occipital and parietal bones of the skull.
LAMBDOIDAL
Lamb*doid"al, a.
Defn: Same as Lambdoid.
LAMBENT Lam"bent, a. Etym: [L. lambens, -enlis, p. pr. of lambere to lick; akin to lap. See Lap to drink by licking.]
1. Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over. "A lambent flame." Dryden. "A lambent style." Beaconsfield.
2. Twinkling or gleaming; fickering. "The lambent purity of the stars." W. Irving.
LAMBERT PINE
Lam"bert pine`. Etym: [So called from Lambert, an English botanist.]
(Bot.)
Defn: The gigantic sugar pine of California and Oregon (Pinus
Lambertiana). It has the leaves in fives, and cones a foot long. The
timber is soft, and like that of the white pine of the Eastern
States.
LAMBKILL
Lamb"kill`, n. (Bot.)