| Lamarckism |
Lamarck's theory that adaptations which an organism makes to its environment cause structural changes that can be inherited. |
| lamasery |
a monastery of lamas. |
| lamb |
a young sheep, esp. one not weaned. [5 definitions] |
| lambaste |
to scold harshly. [2 definitions] |
| lambda |
the name of the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| lambent |
flickering or playing lightly over a surface, as light or flame. [3 definitions] |
| lambkin |
a little lamb. [2 definitions] |
| Lambrusco |
a red, usu. sparkling wine of northern Italy. |
| lambskin |
a lamb hide, esp. dressed with the fleece and used for clothing. [2 definitions] |
| lamb's-quarters |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) an annual weed of the goosefoot family having mealy leaves and bearing clusters of small green flowers; pigweed. |
| lamé |
a fabric with metallic thread woven into it. |
| lame |
permanently disabled, esp. in a foot or leg. [4 definitions] |
| lamebrain |
(informal) a slow-witted or stupid person; dunce; dolt. |
| lamed |
the name of the twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| lame duck |
an elected official or group of officials serving in public office during the period between an unsuccessful or unattempted reelection and the inauguration of a successor. [2 definitions] |
| lamella |
a thin flat plate, scale, membrane, blade, or layer of bone or tissue, such as is found in or forms the gills of bivalve mollusks and mushrooms. |
| lamellibranch |
any of a group of mollusks, including oysters, mussels, and clams, with a hinged shell divided into halves; bivalve. [2 definitions] |
| lament |
an expression of sorrow or regret. [5 definitions] |
| lamentable |
deserving to be lamented; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| lamentation |
an act or instance of expressing grief or sorrow. [2 definitions] |
| lamented |
mourned or grieved for, as a dead person. |