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lithophytic plant |
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plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere |
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lobed leaf |
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a leaf having deeply indented margins |
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ligule |
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(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap |
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lizard's-tail family |
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family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia |
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lizard's-tail |
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North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers |
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leafage |
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the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants |
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lecanopteris |
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any of several bizarre ferns of the genus Lecanopteris having swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for symbiotic ants |
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leaf bud |
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a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop |
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lotus tree |
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shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region |
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lenticel |
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one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue |
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leaf node |
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(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge |
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lily pad |
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floating leaves of a water lily |
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lanceolate leaf |
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a leaf shaped like a lance head |
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linear leaf |
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a long slender leaf |
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lyrate leaf |
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a simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre |
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licorice fern |
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fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor |
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leathery polypody |
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stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib |
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limestone fern |
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yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere |
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lobed spleenwort |
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a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States |
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lanceolate spleenwort |
Noun
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a spleenwort of western Europe |
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leatherleaf wood fern |
Noun
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North American fern with evergreen fronds |
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leather fern |
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widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds |
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leather fern |
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stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides |
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leatherleaf fern |
Noun
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widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds |
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lady fern |
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most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage |
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little ebony spleenwort |
Noun
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fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil |
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lycopod |
Noun
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primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles |
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little clubmoss |
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of northern Europe and America |
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lipfern |
Noun
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any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes |
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lace fern |
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small tufted fern of northwestern America |
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little club moss |
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any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella |
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lucre |
Noun
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the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) |
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lucre |
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informal terms for money |
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landed estate |
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extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use |
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landholding |
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a holding in the form of land |
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landholding |
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ownership of land |
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letting |
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property that is leased or rented out or let |
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leasehold |
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land or property held under a lease |
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loot |
Noun
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goods or money obtained illegally |
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loot |
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informal terms for money |
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loot |
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steal goods |
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loot |
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take illegally |
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long beech fern |
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beech fern of North America and Eurasia |
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life estate |
Noun
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an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it |
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legacy |
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(law) a gift of personal property by will |
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lock-up option |
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an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover |
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land tenure |
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the right to hold property |
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land grant |
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a grant of public land (as to a railway or college) |
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lump sum |
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a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money |
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library fine |
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fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned |