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Legionellanounthe motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' diseaseverified
Legislative BranchnounMWEthe branch of the United States government that has the power of legislatingverified
Legless LizardnounMWEdegenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizardsverified
Legumenounthe fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the caseverified
Leinounflower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposesverified
Leishmaniasisnounsores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandfliesverified
Leishmaniasis AmericananounMWEa form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South Americaverified
Leishmaniosisnounsores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandfliesverified
Leitmotifnouna melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)verified
Leitmotivnouna melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)verified
Lemanderinnounhybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peelverified
Lemmanounthe heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entryverified
Lemmatizationnoungrouping together words with the same root or lemma but with different inflections or derivatives of meaning so they can be analyzed as one item.Process
Lemonnouna small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruitverified
Lemon BalmnounMWEbushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leavesverified
Lemon ButternounMWEclarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsleyverified
Lemon DropnounMWEa hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemonverified
Lemon MintnounMWEan annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexicoverified
Lemon SharknounMWEcommon shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africaverified
Lemon SumacnounMWEsweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruitsverified
Lemon TreenounMWEa small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruitverified
Lemon-Scented GumnounMWEsimilar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leavesverified
Lemongrassnounan aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicinesverified
Lemongrass OilnounMWEan aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicinesverified
Lendingnoundisposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returnedverified
Lensnounelectronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electronsverified
Lens SystemnounMWEa transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form imagesverified
Lensenouna transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form imagesverified
Lenten RosenounMWEslightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-greenverified
Lenticelnounone of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissueverified
Lenticular NucleusnounMWEa basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidumverified