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Lentiform NucleusnounMWEa basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidumverified
Lentilnounwidely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodderverified
Lentil PlantnounMWEwidely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodderverified
Leopardnounlarge feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spotsverified
Leopard FrognounMWEcommon North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spotsverified
Leopard LilynounMWElily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petalsverified
Leopard's-Banenounany of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower headsverified
Leotardnouna tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs, and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the anklesverified
Leper LilynounMWEEurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval timesverified
Lepidopterannouninsect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scalesverified
Lepidopteristnounan entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and mothsverified
Lepidopterologistnounan entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and mothsverified
Lepidopteronnouninsect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scalesverified
Lepidopterous InsectnounMWEinsect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scalesverified
Lepromatous LeprosynounMWEa very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the bodyverified
Leprosynounchronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regionsverified
Leptospirosisnounan infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animalsverified
Lesionnounan injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)verified
Lespedezanounshrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United Statesverified
Lesser AnteaternounMWEsmall toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbsverified
Lesser CalamintnounMWElow-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britainverified
Lesser CelandinenounMWEperennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercupsverified
Lesser GalangalnounMWEChinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoringverified
Lesser HemlocknounMWEEuropean weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eatenverified
Lesser OmentumnounMWEa part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver and supporting the hepatic vesselsverified
Lesser Peritoneal CavitynounMWEan isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomachverified
Lesser Rhomboid MusclenounMWErhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upwardverified
Lesser SpearwortnounMWEsemiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spearsverified
Lesser TwaybladenounMWEorchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauveverified
Lesser WintergreennounMWEthe common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowersverified
lessons learnednounMWEA set of statements captured after completion of a project or a portion of a project that describes in a neutral way what did or did not work, along with a statement regarding the risk of ignoring the lesson.Artifact
Lethal GenenounMWEany gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of lifeverified
Letter BombnounMWEa thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when openedverified
Letter BondnounMWEa bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general publicverified
Letter of CreditnounMWEa document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draftverified