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Boluses
Bolus Bo"lus, n.; pl. Boluses. [L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G. ? lump of earth. See Bole, n., clay.] A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.
Caroluses
Carolus Car"o*lus, n.; pl. E. Caroluses, L. Caroli. [L., Charles.] An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty-three shillings. It was first struck in the reign of Charles I. Told down the crowns and Caroluses. --Macawlay.
Convoluluses
Convolvulus Con*vol"vu*lus, n.; pl. L.Convolvuli, E. Convoluluses. [L., bindweed, fr. convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems.] (Bot.) A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed (C. arwensis), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipom[ae]a. The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around the stately stems. --Tennyson.
Gladioluses
Gladiolus Gla*di"o*lus, n.; pl. L. Gladioli, E. Gladioluses. [L. See Gladiole.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species, some of which are cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers; the corn flag; the sword lily. 2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.
Nautiluses
Nautilus Nau"ti*lus, n.; pl. E. Nautiluses, L. Nautili. [L., fr. gr. nayti`los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See Nave of a church.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil. The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions, which are traversed and connected together by a continuous and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See Tetrabranchiata. Note: The head of the animal bears numerous simple tapered arms, or tentacles, arranged in groups, but not furnished with suckers. The siphon, unlike, that of ordinary cephalopods, is not a closed tube, and is not used as a locomotive organ, but merely serves to conduct water to and from the gill cavity, which contains two pairs of gills. The animal occupies only the outer chamber of the shell; the others are filled with gas. It creeps over the bottom of the sea, not coming to the surface to swim or sail, as was formerly imagined. 2. The argonaut; -- also called paper nautilus. See Argonauta, and Paper nautilus, under Paper. 3. A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as vertical motions of which are controlled, by the occupants.
Ranunculuses
Ranunculus Ra*nun`cu*lus, n.; pl. E. Ranunculuses, L. Ranunculi. [L., a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; cf. raccare to roar.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi (R. Asiaticus, R. aconitifolius, etc.) in which the flowers are double and of various colors.
Troiluses
Troilus Tro"i*lus, n.; pl. L. Troili, E. Troiluses. [NL., fr. L. Troilus, Gr. ?, the son of Priam.] (Zo["o]l.) A large, handsome American butterfly (Euph[oe]ades, or Papilio, troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings.

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- Brittany Luse (born 1986 or 1987) is an American podcast host. In October 2022, she became the host of NPR's current events and culture podcast, It's Been...
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- Sarah Luse (December 12, 1918 – December 28, 1970) was an American physician who was a professor of anatomy at Columbia University. Her research considered...
- Maude Farris-Luse (née Davis; February 21, 1887 – March 18, 2002), later known as Maud Luse, was an American supercentenarian who was recognized as the...
- The name Lusing was used for ten tropical cyclones by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and its...
- Retrieved 23 February 2025. "Maud Farris-Luse". LongeviQuest. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023. "Maud Farris-Luse; Oldest Person at 115". Los Angeles...
- Society. 25 (1): 38–40. doi:10.1079/pns19660009. PMID 5953351. S2CID 2387792. Luses, E.W.; Jividen, G.M. (June 1987). "Glandless cottonseed: A review of the...
- Ilonda Lūse (born 11 July 1972) is a Latvian speed skater. She competed at the 1994, 1998 and the 2002 Winter Olympics. Lūse was born 11 July 1972, in...