Lon"don (?), n. The capital city of England. London paste (Med.),
a paste made of caustic soda and unslacked lime; -- used as a caustic to
destroy tumors and other morbid enlargements.
-- London pride.
(Bot.) (a)
A garden name for Saxifraga umbrosa, a hardy perennial herbaceous plant, a native of high lands in Great Britain. (b) A name anciently given to the
Sweet William. Dr. Prior. -- London rocket (Bot.), a cruciferous plant (Sisymbrium Irio) which sprung up in London
abundantly on the ruins of the
great fire of 1667.
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