Lallans, n.
a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland
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Lalthyrus tingitanus, n.
North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers
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| Tangier pea |
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Lama, n.
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Lama guanicoe, n.
Lama pacos, n.
domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
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Lama peruana, n.
used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco
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Lamaism, n.
a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
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| Tibetan Buddhism |
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Lamaist, n.
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Lamarck, n.
French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
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| Chevalier de Lamarck |
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| Jean Baptiste de Lamarck |
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Lamarckian, adj.
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"Lamarckian theories"
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Lamarckism, n.
a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring
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Lamaze method, n.
a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and breathing
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| Lamaze method of childbirth |
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Lamaze method of childbirth, n.
a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and breathing
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Lamb, n.
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Lambert, n.
English composer and conductor (1905-1951)
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Lambert-Eaton syndrome, n.
a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions
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Lambertia, n.
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Lambertia formosa, n.
erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
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Lambis, n.
scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere
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Lamellibranchia, n.
oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
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bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch
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Myaceae, order Myaceae
Tridacnidae, family Tridacnidae
Cardiidae, family Cardiidae
Ostreidae, family Ostreidae
Pteriidae, family Pteriidae
Anomiidae, family Anomiidae
Placuna, genus Placuna
Arcidae, family Arcidae
Mytilidae, family Mytilidae
Unionidae, family Unionidae
Pectinidae, family Pectinidae
Teredinidae, family Teredinidae
Pholadidae, family Pholadidae
Lamellicornia, n.
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Lamentations, n.
an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
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Lamiaceae, n.
a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
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Acinos, genus Acinos
Agastache, genus Agastache
Ajuga, genus Ajuga
Ballota, genus Ballota
Blephilia, genus Blephilia
Calamintha, genus Calamintha
Clinopodium, genus Clinopodium
Collinsonia, genus Collinsonia
genus Coleus
Conradina, genus Conradina
Dracocephalum, genus Dracocephalum
genus Elsholtzia
Galeopsis, genus Galeopsis
Glechoma, genus Glechoma
Hedeoma, genus Hedeoma
Hyssopus, genus Hyssopus
Lamium, genus Lamium
Lavandula, genus Lavandula
Leonotis, genus Leonotis
Leonurus, genus Leonurus
Lepechinia, genus Lepechinia, Sphacele, genus Sphacele
Lycopus, genus Lycopus
genus Origanum
Majorana, genus Majorana
Marrubium, genus Marrubium
Melissa, genus Melissa
Mentha, genus Mentha
Micromeria, genus Micromeria
Molucella, genus Molucella
genus Monarda
Monardella, genus Monardella
Nepeta, genus Nepeta
Ocimum, genus Ocimum
Perilla, genus Perilla
genus Phlomis
genus Physostegia
genus Plectranthus
Pogostemon, genus Pogostemon
Prunella, genus Prunella
Pycnanthemum, genus Pycnanthemum, Koellia, genus Koellia
Rosmarinus, genus Rosmarinus
genus Salvia
Satureja, genus Satureja, Satureia, genus Satureia
Scutellaria, genus Scutellaria
Sideritis, genus Sideritis
Solenostemon, genus Solenostemon
Stachys, genus Stachys
Teucrium, genus Teucrium
Thymus, genus Thymus
Trichostema, genus Trichostema
Laminaria, n.
type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps
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Laminariaceae, n.
large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters
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Laminariales, n.
in some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas
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Lamisil, n.
an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease
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Lamium, n.
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Lamium album, n.