Defn: An organic base, C9H6.N.CH3, metameric with quinaldine, and obtained by the distillation of cinchonine.
LEPIDODENDRID
Lep`i*do*den"drid, n. (Paleon.)
Defn: One of an extinct family of trees allied to the modern club mosses, and including Lepidodendron and its allies.
LEPIDODENDROID
Lep`i*do*den"droid, a. (Paleon.)
Defn: Allied to, or resembling, Lepidodendron.
— n.
Defn: A lepidodendrid.
LEPIDODENDRON
Lep`i*do*den"dron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks.
LEPIDOGANOID
Lep`i*do*ga"noid, n. Etym: [Gr. ganoid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of a division (Lepidoganoidei) of ganoid fishes, including those that have scales forming a coat of mail. Also used adjectively.