a genus of plants belonging to the tetrandria class, and in the natural method ranking under the 17th order, Calycanthaceae. See Botany Index.

LUFS, among physicians, is in general used for a disease of any kind; but in a more particular sense is restrained to contagious and pestilential diseases; thus the lues Gallica, or venerea, signifies the venereal disease. See Medicine Index.