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  1. 1. n. The moon. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Silver. Source: opted
  3. 3. 1. The moon. 2. (Alchemy) Silver. Luna cornea (Old Chem.), horn silver, or fused silver chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass; -- so called from its resemblance to horn. Luna moth (Zoöl.), a very large and beautiful American moth (Actias luna). Its wings are delicate light green, with a stripe of purple along the front edge of the anterior wings, the other margins being edged with pale yellow. Each wing has a lunate spot surrounded by rings of light yellow, blue, and black. The caterpillar commonly feeds on the hickory, sassafras, and maple. Source: webster
  4. 4. Silver. Luna cornea (Old Chem.), horn silver, or fused silverchloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass; -- so called from itsresemblance to horn. Luna moth (Zoöl.), a very large and beautifulAmerican moth (Actias luna). Its wings are delicate light green, witha stripe of purple along the front edge of the anterior wings, theother margins being edged with pale yellow. Each wing has a lunatespot surrounded by rings of light yellow, blue, and black. Thecaterpillar commonly feeds on the hickory, sassafras, and maple. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene Source: ecdict

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