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Lion's Tail
- - A genus of labiate plants (Leonurus); -- so called from a fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a lion's tail. Leonurus Cardiaca is the common motherwort.
Liquescency
- - The quality or state of being liquescent.
List System
- noun - based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote
Lithosphere
- noun - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
Litmus Test
- noun - a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator
- a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives"
Lock Stitch
- - A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch.
Long Sleeve
- noun - a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist
Long-Staple
- adjective - having relatively long fibers; "long-staple cotton"
Loosestrife
- noun - any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
- any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia