laccopetalum giganteum
- n spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus
lachrymal secretion
- n saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball
lachrymator
- n a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
lace
- n a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
- n a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
- v spin,wind, or twist together
- v make by braiding or interlacing
lace a tablecloth - v do lacework
- v draw through eyes or holes
lace the shoelaces - v add alcohol to (beverages)
lace-flower vine
- n low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
lace bug
- n small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
lacebark
- n small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage
lacepod
- n annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles
lacer
- n a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)