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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}.