leonidas
- n king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
leonide fedorovitch massine
- n French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979)
leonotis
- n small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa
leonotis leonurus
- n relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
leonotis nepetaefolia
- n pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States
leonotis nepetifolia
- n pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States
leontief
- n United States economist (born in Russia) who devised an input-output method of economic analysis (1906-1999)
leontocebus rosalia
- n golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane
leontodon autumnalis
- n fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States
leontopodium alpinum
- n alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts