lagopus scoticus
- n reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
lagos
- n chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
lagostomus maximus
- n gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
laguna
- n a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
laguncularia racemosa
- n shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin
lagune
- n a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
lah
- n the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
lahar
- n an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano
laid paper
- n writing paper having a watermark of fine lines running across the grain
laissez-faire economy
- n an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices
laissez faire
- n the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs