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Lactifugenounany agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding)verified
Lactobacillusnouna Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)verified
Lactose IntolerancenounMWEcongenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk productsverified
Lad's LovenounMWEaromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absintheverified
Ladanumnouna soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixativeverified
Ladies' SlippernounMWEany of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lipverified
Ladies' TressesnounMWEan orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowersverified
Ladinonouna person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)verified
Lady CrabnounMWEbrightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United Statesverified
Lady of the HousenounMWEa wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family incomeverified
Lady's SlippernounMWEany of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lipverified
Lady's ThistlenounMWEtall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower headsverified
Lady's TressesnounMWEan orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowersverified
Ladybeetlenounsmall round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pestsverified
Ladybirdnounsmall round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pestsverified
Ladybird BeetlenounMWEsmall round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pestsverified
Ladybugnounsmall round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pestsverified
Laelianounany of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colorsverified
Lag BoltnounMWEa heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrenchverified
Lag ScrewnounMWEa heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrenchverified
Lagannoungoods or wreckage on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recoveredverified
Lagendnoungoods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recoveredverified
Lagernouna general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing)verified
Lager BeernounMWEa general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing)verified
Lagniappenouna small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)verified
Lahnounthe syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmizationverified
Laissez-Faire EconomynounMWEan economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine pricesverified
Laitynounin Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergyverified
Lake PoetsnounMWEEnglish poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by itverified
Lallationnoundefective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l'verified