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adjective
- having lips or liplike parts
- (botany)(of flowers such as the snapdragon) having the corolla divided into two liplike parts
- (botany) of, or belonging to the mint family Labiatae.
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| laburnum |
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noun - Any tree of genus Laburnum, which have bright yellow flowers and are poisonous.
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| larch |
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noun
- A genus of coniferous trees (Larix sp.), having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle).
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| larkspur |
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noun Larkspur
- A tall robust flowering plant with many purple, purplish-blue flowers.
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| latex |
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noun (latices, pl2=latexes)
- The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.
- An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.
adjective
- Made from latex.
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| lauraceous |
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adjective - (Botany): Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor tree, etc.
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| laurel |
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noun
- An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus (L. nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay. The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.
- Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel.
- A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
- An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel
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| lavender |
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noun
- any of a group of European plants of the mint family.
- (colour) a pale purple color, colour, like that of the lavender flower.
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adjective
- (colour) having a pale purple colour.
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| leek |
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noun
- A vegetable (Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum) of the same family as the onion, having a bulb and long leaves and with a milder flavour than the onion.
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| legume |
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noun
- The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food; a vegetable used for food.
- Any of a large family (Leguminosae syn. Fabaceae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).
- Pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.
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| leguminous |
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adjective
- of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc
- resembling a legume
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| lemon |
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noun (countable and uncountable; plural lemons)
- A brown citrus fruit.
- A semitropical evergreen tree that bears lemons.
- (slang) A defective or inadequate item.
- He didn"t realise until he"d paid for it that the car was a .
- (context, Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from "lemon flavour") favour, favor.
- A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a , I could get it for half that.
- (uncountable, color) The pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
- <table><tr><td>lemon colour: </td><td bgcolor="
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- (uncountable) The taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.
adjective
- Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
- (color) Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
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| lemon balm |
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noun
- a perennial herb, Melissa officinalis, of southern Europe; used as a flavouring in ice cream etc
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| lentil |
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noun
- Any of several plants, of the genus Lens, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods
- The seed of these plants, used as food
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| lettuce |
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noun
- An edible plant, Lactuca sativa, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.
- (uncountable) The leaves of the lettuce plant eaten as a vegetable.
- I"ll have a ham sandwich with lettuce and tomato.
- (uncountable) (slang): Folding money, also called cabbage (all paper currency in the US is green, the common color of the vegetable.)
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| Liana |
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proper noun - (given name, female, ) a female given name, derived from Juliana or Eliana
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| lichee |
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noun (plural: lichees)
- sweet fruit of Chinese origin. Used in Indian cuisine.
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| licorice |
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noun (uncountable)
- A plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra or sometimes in North America the related American Licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota).
- A type of candy made from licorice extract.
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| lilac |
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noun
- a large shrub bearing white, pale pink or purple flowers.
- lilac flowers
- (colour) a pale purple color, colour, the colour of some lilac flowers.
- <table><tr><td>lilac colour: </td><td bgcolor="
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adjective
- (colour) having a pale purple colour.
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| liliaceous |
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adjective - (botany) of the Liliaceae family that contains the lily, tulip and hyacinth
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| Lily |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) derived from the flower and also seen as a variant of Lillian; used since the nineteenth century and currently returning to favor.
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| lily of the valley |
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noun
- A flowering plant, Convallaria majalis, with richly fragrant pendant bells.
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| lily pad |
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noun (plural lily pads)
- The round leaf of a water lily, which floats on the surface of the water.
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| lima bean |
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noun - Another name for the butter bean.
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| lime |
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noun
- (poetic) any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone
- (mineralogy) A white alkaline substance, calcium oxide, obtained from limestone; quicklime
- 1952: Lime, which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed in the neighbourhood of the building operations. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 149.
- A dry white powder (calcium hydroxide).
verb (lim, ing)
- (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
adjective
- Containing lime or lime juice.
- lime-green, Lime-green.
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| linden |
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noun
- any of various deciduous trees, of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves
- the soft wood of such trees
adjective
- (obsolete) made of lime-wood
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| ling |
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noun
- Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod.
- Any of various varieties of heather or broom.
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| linseed |
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noun
- The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil
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| litchi |
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noun
- alternative spelling of lychee
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| liverwort |
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noun
- A bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.
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| lobelia |
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noun Lobelia
- A genus of flowering plants in the Lobeliaceae family containing many species, some of which are garden plants.
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| locoweed |
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noun (Plural: locoweeds)
- Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, are toxic to cattle and the symptoms of poisoning include nervous problems. From the Spanish loco meaning mad or insane and weed.
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| locust |
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noun
- A type of grasshopper in the family Acrididae that flies in swarms and is very destructive to crops and other vegetation.
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| loganberry |
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noun (loganberries)
- A hybrid berry, Rubus loganobaccus, produced by crossing a raspberry with a blackberry.
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| loquat |
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noun
- The fruit of the Japanese medlar (Photinia japonica). It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.
- The tree which bears loquat fruit
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| lotus |
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noun (pl=lotuses)
- A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo
- A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria
- A number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names
- An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples
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| lovage |
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noun
- a perennial Mediterranean herb, with green flowers.
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| Lucerne |
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proper noun - A canton of Switzerland.
- A city in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Lucerne.
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| lupine |
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noun
- Belonging to the genus Lupinus of leguminous herbs, some poisonous.
- An edible lupine seed.
adjective
- Of, or pertaining to, the wolf.
- Wolf-like; wolfish.
- Having the characteristics of a wolf.
- ravenous, Ravenous.
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