Leucanthemum
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～ comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
leucine
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～ a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins
Leuciscus
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～ a genus of fish including: dace, chub
Leuciscus leuciscus
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～ small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
Leuciscus cephalus
— Noun
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～ European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
Leucaena leucocephala
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～ low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods
leucocyte
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～ blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
leucocytosis
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～ an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)
Leucogenes
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～ New Zealand edelweiss
Leucogenes leontopodium
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～ perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand
leucoma
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～ eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea
leucopenia
— Noun
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～ an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count
leucorrhea
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～ discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection
Leucothoe editorum
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～ fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers
Leucothoe fontanesiana
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～ fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers
leucothoe
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～ any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia
leucotomy
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～ surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
Leuctra
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～ Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece