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
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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~ blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
leucocytosis
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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~ New Zealand edelweiss
Leucogenes leontopodium
— Noun
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~ perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand
leucoma
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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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
leukaemia
— Noun
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~ malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer