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Larvacea
- noun - small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order
Larvalia
- - An order of Tunicata, including Appendicularia, and allied genera; -- so called because certain larval features are retained by them through life. Called also Copelata. See Appendicularia.
Laurasia
- noun - a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia
Lavalava
- noun - a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans)
Lavatera
- noun - widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
Lawsonia
- - An Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia inermis), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called Egyptian privet, and in the West Indies, Jamaica mignonette.
Lecanora
- noun - any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food
Legatura
- - A tie or brace; a syncopation.
Leoncita
- noun - small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail
Leucaena
- noun - small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia