leopardbane
— Noun
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~ any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads
Leopold Kronecker
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~ German mathematician (1823-1891)
leopoldville
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~ the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
leotard
— Noun
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~ a 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 ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance
leotards
— Noun
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~ skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls
Lepanto
— Noun
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~ Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope
Lepas
— Noun
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~ type genus of the family Lepadidae
Lepas fascicularis
— Noun
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~ stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers
Lepechinia
— Noun
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~ a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae
Lepechinia calycina
— Noun
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~ California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers
leper
— Noun
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~ a pariah who is avoided by others
leper
— Noun
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~ a person afflicted with leprosy
Lentinus lepideus
— Noun
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~ a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice
Lepidium
— Noun
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~ cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress
Lepidium alpina
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~ small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium
Lepidobotryaceae
— Noun
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~ family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa
lepidobotrys
— Noun
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~ African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds