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Webster 1913 Edition
Lote
Lote
,Noun.
[L.
lotus
, Gr. [GREEK]. Cf. Lotus
.] (Bot.)
A large tree (
Celtis australis
), found in the south of Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherrylike fruit. Called also nettle tree
. Eng. Cyc.
Lote
,Noun.
[F.
lotte
.] (Zool.)
The European burbot.
Lote
,Verb.
I.
[AS.
lutian
.] To lurk; to lie hid.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lote
LOTE
,Noun.
1.
A plant of the genus Celtis, the lote-tree, of several species. The wood of one species is very durable, and is used for timber. In Italy, flutes and other wind-instruments are made of it, and in England it is used for the frames of coaches, &c.2.
A little fish.Definition 2024
Lote
lote
lote
English
Noun
lote (plural lotes)
- A large tree (Celtis australis), the European nettle tree, found in the south of Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherry-like fruit.
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French
lote
Alternative forms
Noun
lote f (plural lotes)
- burbot (a freshwater fish: Lota lota)
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
From Late Latin lucta, from Latin luctor.
Noun
lote f (plural lotis)