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Lackey \Lack"ey\, n.; pl. {Lackeys}. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg.
   lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin
   to E. lick, v.]
   An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.

         Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.
                                                  --Shak.

   {Lackey caterpillar} (Zo["o]l.), the caterpillar, or larva,
      of any bombycid moth of the genus {Clisiocampa}; -- so
      called from its party-colored markings. The common
      European species ({C. neustria}) is striped with blue,
      yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The
      American species ({C. Americana} and {C. sylvatica}) are
      commonly called {tent caterpillars}. See {Tent
      caterpillar}, under {Tent}.

   {Lackey moth} (Zo["o]l.), the moth which produces the lackey
      caterpillar.

Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It
   ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.)
   (a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in
       Europe as a salad.
   (b) Damewort.
   (c) Rocket larkspur. See below.

   {Dyer's Rocket}. (Bot.) See {Dyer's broom}, under {Broom}.

   {Rocket larkspur} (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers
      in long racemes ({Delphinium Ajacis}).

   {Sea rocket} (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants
      ({Cakile maritima} and {C. Americana}) found on the
      seashore of Europe and America.

   {Yellow rocket} (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow
      flowers ({Barbarea vulgaris}).

Hazel \Ha"zel\, n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[ae]sel; akin to D.
   hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw.
   hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]
   1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus {Corylus}, as
      the {C. avellana}, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a
      mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species
      are {C. Americana}, which produces the common hazelnut,
      and {C. rostrata}. See {Filbert}. --Gray.

   2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond.

   {Hazel earth}, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.
      

   {Hazel grouse} (Zo["o]l.), a European grouse ({Bonasa
      betulina}), allied to the American ruffed grouse.

   {Hazel hoe}, a kind of grub hoe.

   {Witch hazel}. See {Witch-hazel}, and {Hamamelis}.

Hornbeam \Horn"beam`\, n. [See {Beam}.] (Bot.)
   A tree of the genus {Carpinus} ({C. Americana}), having a
   smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and
   very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the
   United States, and is also called {ironwood}. The English
   hornbeam is {C. Betulus}. The American is called also {blue
   beech} and {water beech}.

   {Hop hornbeam}. (Bot.) See under {Hop}.
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