Lon"don (?), n. The capital city
of England.
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.