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Lycosa tarentula
– definition :
- (noun)
- large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) (context:animal)
Lymph cell
– definition :
- (noun)
- an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection (context:body)
Lymphoid tissue
– definition :
- (noun)
- tissue making up the lymphatic system (context:body)
Lyophilisation
– definition :
- (noun)
- a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes (context:process)
Lysichiton americanum
– definition :
- (noun)
- clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe (context:plant)
Lycopersicum
– definition :
- (noun)
- tomatoes (context:plant)
Lyginopteris
– definition :
- (noun)
- genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous (context:plant)
Lymphangioma
– definition :
- (noun)
- benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels (context:state)
Lynching
– definition :
- (noun)
- putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law (context:act)
Lyre snake
– definition :
- (noun)
- mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America (context:animal)
