n. A celibate priest or ecclesiastic belonging to that variety of Buddhism known as Lamaism.n. A genus of Camelidæ of South America, including the llama, vicugna, alpaca, and guanaco: now called Auchenia.n. See llama.n. A rich material made in Spain in the fifteenth century, described as a cloth of silver shaded and watered.n. A similar stuff of modern manufacture. See lama d'oro, below. Spanish Arts (S. K. Handbook).n. In Samoa, the candlenut-tree (Alcurites Moluccana) or its nut. See kukui.