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Luniform
(Of a 3-dimensional shape) resembling a crescent moon [unusual term].
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Lunate
Half-moon-shaped. One of the eight small carpal bones in the wrist. A crescent-shaped bone located in the proximal row of the carpus.
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Lumping
(In taxonomy) taking a broad view and making many previously described taxa into synonyms.
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Lumen (plural lumina)
(Of spore wall) the space bounded by reticulations; (Of cells) the space within the cell walls.
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L.s
Abbreviation of longitudinal section.
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Lozenge
Diamond-shaped with rather elongated sides. A sweet medicinal tablet. A medicated tablet containing sugar. Lozenges should dissolve slowly in the mouth so that the medication is applied to the mouth and throat. These are small tablets comprising drugs mixed with sugar, gum, glycerin-jelly or fruit-paste. They are used in various affections of the mouth and…
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Lorate
Strap-shaped.
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Long shoot
Shoot, usually a main axis or extension shoot, with long internodes.
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Lomentum (also loment)
A flat fruit, common in Leguminosae/Fabaceae, constricted between each seed and falling apart at the constrictions into singleseeded units. A flat fruit that is constricted between each seed.
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Lomentaceous
Bearing a lomentum; Resembling a lomentum.
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