liquorice
- n deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
- n a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
lir
- n the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr
lira
- n the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
- n the basic unit of money in Turkey
- n formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
liriodendron tulipifera
- n tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
liriope muscari
- n Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover
lisboa
- n capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
lisbon
- n capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic