| lira | Origin: It, fr. L. Libra the Roman pound. Cf. Livre. An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| lirella | <botany> A linear apothecium furrowed along the middle; the fruit of certain lichens. Origin: NL, dim. Of L.lira a furrow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lirelliform | <botany> Like a lirella. Alternative forms: lirellaeform. Origin: Lirella. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| liriodendron | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Lily + tree. <botany> A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; called also canoewood. Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| liroconite | <chemical> A hydrated arseniate of copper, occurring in obtuse pyramidal crystals of a sky-blue or verdigris-green colour. Origin: Gr. Pale + power. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |