Words in english starting with L

• Louis XVI — Noun – English ～ king of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)
• Lonicera xylosteum — Noun – English ～ cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit
• Luis de Gongora y Argote — Noun – English ～ a Spanish poet whose work was characterized by an affected elegance of style (1561-1627)
• light year — Noun – English ～ the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers
• light-year — Noun – English ～ the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers
• leap year — Noun – English ～ a calendar year with an extra day added in February
• lunar year — Noun – English ～ a period of 12 lunar months
• lemon yellow — Noun – English ～ a strong yellow color
• lesser yellow trefoil — Noun – English ～ clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
• large yellow lady's slipper — Noun – English ～ plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers
• lesser yellowlegs — Noun – English ～ a variety of yellowlegs
• Lester Willis Young — Noun – English ～ United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
• Loretta Young — Noun – English ～ United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
• Lautaro Youth Movement — Noun – English ～ a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
• Lee Yuen Kam — Noun – English ～ United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
• log Z's — Verb – English ～ be asleep
• lemon zest — Noun – English ～ tiny bits of lemon peel
• Lao-zi — Noun – English ～ Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)
• little golden zinnia — Noun – English ～ subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas
• littoral zone — Noun – English ～ the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

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