[syn: London, Jack London, John Griffith Chaney]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
London \Lon"don\, n.
The capital city of England.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
London
n 1: the capital and largest city of England; located on the
Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial
and cultural center [syn: London, Greater London,
British capital, capital of the United Kingdom]
2: United States writer of novels based on experiences in the
Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) [syn: London, Jack London,
John Griffith Chaney]