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lambertia formosa
  • n  erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
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lambis
  • n  scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere
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lambkill
  • n  North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock
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lamboid suture
  • n  the suture between the occipital and parietal bones
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lambrequin
  • n  a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
  • n  short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
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lambskin
  • n  the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
  • n  skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
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lame duck
  • n  an elected official still in office but not slated to continue
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lappet moth
  • n  medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
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lamella
  • n  any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
  • n  a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
  • n  thin plate
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lamellar mixture
  • n  a mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers
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lamellate placentation
  • n  with ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a compound ovary
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lamellicorn beetle
  • n  beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
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lameness
  • n  disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
  • n  an imperfection or defectiveness
    a stylist noted for the lameness of his plots
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lament
  • n  a cry of sorrow and grief
    their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
  • n  a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
  • n  a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  • v  express grief verbally
    we lamented the death of the child
  • v  regret strongly
    we lamented the loss of benefits
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lamentation
  • n  a cry of sorrow and grief
  • n  the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
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