lentil |
a round, flattened seed produced by the lentil plant, used as food. [2 definitions] |
lentissimo |
in a very slow tempo (used as a musical direction). |
lento |
in music, slow. [2 definitions] |
Leo |
a spring zodiacal constellation located between Cancer and Virgo and containing the bright star Regulus; Lion. [3 definitions] |
Leonardo |
see "da Vinci." |
Leonardo da Vinci |
an Italian painter, sculptor, engineer, musician, and scientist (b.1452--d.1519). |
leone |
the chief monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equaling one hundred cents. |
Leonid |
any shower of meteors occurring annually in mid-November and appearing to radiate from the constellation Leo. |
Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy |
Russian author and social critic (b.1828--d.1910). |
leonine |
of or characteristic of lions. [2 definitions] |
leopard |
a large, spotted wild cat found in southern Asia and Africa. [2 definitions] |
leotard |
an elastic one-piece garment worn by dancers, acrobats, and the like to cover their bodies while allowing freedom of movement. |
leper |
a person afflicted with leprosy. [2 definitions] |
lepido- |
scale; scaly. |
lepidopteran |
a moth or butterfly. |
lepidopterist |
a scientist who studies or collects butterflies and moths. |
lepidopteron |
a lepidopterous insect; lepidopteran. |
lepidopterous |
of or relating to an order of insects consisting of the moths and butterflies. |
leprechaun |
in Irish folklore, an elf with knowledge of secret treasure for whomever can catch him. |
leprosy |
a progressive disease caused by bacterial infection that affects skin and nerves and produces ulcerations, swelling, spreading anesthesia, and loss of fingers and toes. |
leprous |
of, characteristic of, or resembling leprosy. [3 definitions] |