LAURENTIAN
\lɔːɹˈɛnʃən], \lɔːɹˈɛnʃən], \l_ɔː_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]\
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law-ren'shi-an, adj. pertaining to Lorenzo or LAURENTIUS dei Medici, or to the Laurentian library founded by him at Florence: of or pertaining to the river St Lawrence: applied to a series of rocks covering a large area in the region of the Upper Lakes of North America.
By Thomas Davidson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.