Found 1 definition: luna.
Pos: Noun
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]
Noun luna has 1 senses
luna(n = noun.person) - (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene;
is a kind of roman deity
[CIDE DICTIONARY]
luna, n. [L.; akin to lucere to shine. See Light, n., and cf. Lune.].
1. The moon. [1913 Webster]
2. Silver. [1913 Webster]
Luna cornea (Old Chem.), horn silver, or fused silver chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass; -- so called from its resemblance to horn. -- Luna moth (Zoöl.), a very large and beautiful American moth (Actias luna). Its wings are delicate light green, with a stripe of purple along the front edge of the anterior wings, the other margins being edged with pale yellow. Each wing has a lunate spot surrounded by rings of light yellow, blue, and black. The caterpillar commonly feeds on the hickory, sassafras, and maple.
[RELATED WORDS]
actias luna, luna moth