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ladybeetle
  • n  small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
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ladybird
  • n  small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
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ladybird beetle
  • n  small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
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ladybug
  • n  small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
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ladyship
  • n  a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
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laelia
  • n  any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors
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laetrile
  • n  a substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence
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laevulose
  • n  a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
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lafayette
  • n  French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
  • n  a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
  • n  a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River
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laffer
  • n  United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born in 1940)
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laffer curve
  • n  a graph purporting to show the relation between tax rates and government income; income increases as tax rates increase up to an optimum beyond which income declines
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laffite
  • n  French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
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lafitte
  • n  French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
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lafora's disease
  • n  epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin
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