ae</i>--<i>Cabombia
peltata</i>, Pursh; <i>Nymphaea gigantea</i>, Hook. (<i>Blue
Water-lily</i>).

<hw>Lily, Yellow</hw>, <i>n</i>. a Tasmanian name for
<i>Bulbine bulbosa</i>, Haw., <i>N.O. Liliaceae</i>.
See <i>Leek, Native</i>.

<hw>Lime, Native</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australian tree, <i>Citrus
australasica</i>, F. v. M., <i>N.O. Rutaceae</i>; called also
<i>Finger Lime</i> and <i>Orange</i>. But the appellation of
<i>Native Lime</i> is more generally given to <i>Citrus
australis</i>, Planch., <i>N.O. Rutaceae</i>.

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 16:

"`Native Lime. Orange.' The fruit, which is an inch and
a half in diameter, and almost globular, yields an agreeable
beverage from its acid juice."

<hw>Ling</hw>, <i>n</i>. a fish. The name is given in England
to various fishes, from their length. In New Zealand and
Tasmania, it is applied to <i>Genypterus blacodes</i>, Forst.;
also called <i>Cloudy Bay Cod</i>. <i>Lotella marginata</i>,
Macl., is called <i>Ling</i>, in New South Wales, and
<i>Beardie</i>. <i>Genypterus</i> belongs to the
<i>Ophidiidae</i> and <i>Lotella</i> to the next family,
the <i>Gadidae</i>.

<hw>Lobster</hw>, <i>n</i>. The name is often carelessly used
in Australia for the <i>Crayfish</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Lobster's</hw>-Claw, <i>n</i>. another name for <i>Sturt's
Desert Pea</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Locust</hw>, <i>n</i>. name popularly but quite erroneously
applied to insects belonging to two distinct orders.

(1) Insects belonging to the order <i>Hemiptera</i>. The great
black Cicada, <i>Cicada moerens</i>, Germ., and the great green
Cicada, <i>Cyclochila australasiae</i>, Donov.

(2) Insects belonging to the order <i>Orthoptera</i>,
such as the great green gum-tree grasshopper, <i>Locusta
vigentissima</i>, Serv., or the Australian yellow-winged
locust, <i>Oedipoda musica</i>, Fab.

1846. J. L. Stokes, `Discoveries in Australia,' vol. I. c.
ix. p. 285:

"The trees swarmed with large locusts (the <i>Cicada</i>),
quite deafening us with their shrill buzzing noise."

1862. F. J. Jobson, `Australia,' c. iv. p. 104:

"We heard everywhere on the gumtrees the cricket-like
insects--usually called locusts by the colonists--hissing
their reed-like monotonous noise."

1869. J. Townend, `Reminiscences of Australia,' p. 155:

"The perpetual song of unnumbered locusts."

1885. H. H. Hayter, `Carboona,' p. 5:

"The deaf'ning hum of the locusts."

1885. F. McCoy, `