Lentil The lentil is a brushy annual plant of the Fabaceae family, grown for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about 40cm tall and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each. The plant originated in the Near East, and has been part of the human diet since the aceramic Neolithic, being one of the Neolithic founder crops in the Near East.
	Léo Delibes (Clment Philibert) Lo Delibes was a France composer of Romantic music. He was born in St. Germain-du-Val, France, France. Delibes was born in 1836, the son of a mailman and a musical mother, but also the grandson of an opera singer. He was raised mainly by his mother and uncle following his father's early death.
	Leó Szilárd Le Szilrd was a Hungary-United States physicist who conceived the nuclear chain reaction and worked on the Manhattan Project. He was born in Budapest and died in La Jolla, California, California.
	Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy , commonly referred to in English language as Leo Tolstoy, – ) was a Russian novelist, philosopher, Christian Anarchism, Pacifism, Education reform, Vegetarianism, moral thinker and an influential member of the Tolstoy.
	Leon Trotsky Leon Davidovich Trotsky , born Lev Davidovich Bronstein , was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxism theorist. He was an influential politician in the early days of the Soviet Union, first as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and then as the founder and commander of the Red Army and People's Commissar of War.
	Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein was an United States composer, pianist and conductor . He was the first conductor born in the United States of America to receive world-wide acclaim, and is known for both his conducting of the New York Philharmonic, including the acclaimed Young People's Concerts series, and his multiple compositions, including West Side Story, Candide and On The Town.
	Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was a talented Italian Renaissance Roman Catholic Church polymath: architect, anatomist, sculpture, engineer, inventor, geometer, scientist, mathematician, musician, and painter. He has been described as the archetype of the "Renaissance man", a man infinitely curious and equally inventive.
	Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler was a Ancien Rgime of Switzerland mathematician and physicist. He is considered to be the preeminent mathematician of the 18th century and one of the greatest of all time; he is also listed on the Guinness Book of Records as the most prolific, with collected works filling between 60 and 80 quarto volumes.
	Leonid Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev ; – November 10, 1982) was the effective ruler of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, though at first in partnership with others. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, and was twice Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet , from 1960 to 1964 and from 1977 to 1982.
	Leonotis The genus Leonotis consists of about 30 species of plants in the family Lamiaceae, all but one native to southern Africa; the one other species is native to tropical Africa and southern India. Leonotis leonurus and L. nepetifolia are mildly narcotic. They also have many medicinal uses.
	Leontyne Price Mary Violet Leontyne Price is an United States opera singer. She was best known for her Giuseppe Verdi roles, above all Aida, a role that she is said to have "owned" for almost 30 years. Her rise to international fame was one of the significant triumphs over racial prejudice by African Americans in the 1960s, as well as a high water mark for American classical singing.
	Leopard The leopard is one of the four 'big cats' of the genus Panthera. It is also the fourth largest big cat in the world with the jaguar, lion and tiger being larger. They range in size from one to just over two metres long, and generally weigh between 30 and 70 kg .
	Leopard Cat The Leopard Cat is a small wild Felidae of Southeast Asia. On average it is as large as a domestic cat, but there are considerable regional differences: in Indonesia the average size is 45 cm, plus 20 cm tail, while it is 60 cm/40 cm in the Amur region. The fur is also quite variable: it is yellow in the southern populations, but silver-grey in the northern ones.
	Leopard frog Leopard frogs, which are also called meadow frogs and grass frogs, are a collection of so-called true frogs within the genus Rana. Once abundant in North America and Canada, their population has declined in recent years due to pollution and deforestation.
	Leopold Stokowski Leopold Stokowski was the conducting of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Symphony of the Air. He was the founder of the New York City Symphony Orchestra and The American Symphony Orchestra.
	Leotard A leotard is a skin-tight one-piece garment that covers the torso and body but leaves the legs free. It was made famous by the French acrobatic performer Jules Lotard, about whom the song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" was written. The first known use of the name leotard came only in 1886, many years after Lotard's death.
	Lepanto Lepanto could refer to *In the board game Diplomacy, the Lepanto opening is a well-known opening gambit by Italy.
	Lepidium Lepidium, commonly known as the peppergrasses or pepperworts, is a genus of plants in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It includes about 175 species found worldwide, including Cress and Pepperweed.
	Lepidocrocite Lepidocrocite), also called esmeraldite or hydrohematite, is an iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mineral. Lepidocrocite has an orthorhombic crystal structure, a Mohs scale of mineral hardness of 5, specific gravity of 4, a submetallic luster and a yellow-brown streak.
	Lepidolite Lepidolite3O10(F,OH)2) is a lilac or rose-violet colored Silicate minerals mineral of the mica group that is a secondary source of lithium. It is associated with other lithium-bearing minerals like spodumene in pegmatite bodies.
	Lepidoptera The order Lepidoptera is the second largest order in the class insecta and includes the butterfly, skipper s, and moths. Members of the order are referred to as lepidopterans. A person who collects or studies this order is referred to as a Lepidopterist.
	Lepidosauria The Lepidosauria are reptiles with overlapping scales. They include the tuataras, lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians. Lepidosaurians are the most successful of modern reptiles. Lepidosauria is a superorder of reptile and comprises the orders : * Squamata - scaled reptiles
	Lepiota Lepiota is a genus of fungi, in the order Agaricales. These mushrooms typically have rings on the stems, which in larger species are detachable and glide up and down the stem. The cap usually has scales: the colours of the cap, gills and scales are important in determining the exact species, as is sometimes the smell.
	Lepismatidae Lepismatidae is a family of primitive wingless insects belonging to the order Thysanura with about 190 described species. This family contains the two most familiar Apterygota, the silverfish and the firebrat. Lepismatids are elongated, flattened insects, the majority of which are scavengers.
	Lepisosteus Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae. There are four species: * Spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus. * Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus. * Shortnose gar, Lepisosteus platostomus. * Florida gar, Lepisosteus platyrhynchus.
	Lepomis Lepomis Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1819, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The type species is L. auritus, the redbreast sunfish. The species of this genus are known as common or eared sunfishes.
	Leporidae Leporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. The leporids, together with the pikas, comprise the Lagomorpha, one of the orders of mammals. Leporids differ from pikas in having short furry tails, and elongated ears and hind legs.
	Leprechaun In Irish mythology, a leprechaun is a type of male faerie said to inhabit the island of Ireland. They are a class of "faerie folk" associated in Irish mythology and folklore, as with all faeries, with the Tuatha D Danann and other quasi-historical races said to have inhabited Ireland before the arrival of the Celts.
	Leptinotarsa Leptinotarsa is a genus of leaf beetles. The most well-known of the more than 30 species are: * Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata * False potato beetle, Leptinotarsa juncta
	Leptocephalus A leptocephalus is the flat and Transparency larva of the eel and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha, including the conger, tarpon and bonefish. This transparency is due in part to its surprising lack of red blood cells. The leptocephalus of the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster, is called Noresore in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, and often served live to the table, and eaten live after dipping Tosazu mixed vinegar.
	Leptodactylidae Leptodactylidae are a diverse family of frogs in the suborder Neobatrachia. The family has roughly 50 genus, one of which is Eleutherodactylus, the largest vertebrate genus, with over 700 species. In total, there are approximately 1100 leptodactylid species, most of which are widely distributed throughout Central America and South America.
	Leptodactylus Leptodactylus is a genus of Leptodactylidae frogs.
	Leptospira Leptospira is a genus of spirochaete bacteria, including a small number of pathogenic and saprotrophic microorganisms. The first Leptospira to be described was Leptospira interrogans in 1907 was isolated from kidney tissue slices of a Leptospirosis victim.
	Leptospirosis Leptospirosis is a infectious disease zoonotic disease caused by spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira that affects humans and a wide range of animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. It was first described by Adolf Weil in 1886 when he reported an "acute infectious disease with splenomegaly, jaundice and nephritis".
	Leptotyphlopidae Leptotyphlopidae is a family of snakes composed of 2 genus and about over 90 species. They occur in North America and South America, Africa, and Asia. They can be found in a wide variety of habitats from arid areas to rainforest and are known to occur near ant and termite nests.
	Leptotyphlops Leptotyphlops is a large genus of 93 species of snakes commonly known as blind snakes, thread snakes and worm snakes. They are found through North America and South America, Africa and Asia, almost any part of the world where the ground does not freeze solid in the winter.
	Lesbian A lesbian is a female who is exclusively emotion, sexual relationship, romantic love and/or aesthetics attracted to other females.
	Lesotho Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a Landlocked , entirely surrounded by the South Africa. Formerly Basutoland, it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name Lesotho roughly translates into "the land of the people who speak Sesotho."
	Lespedeza Lespedeza is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the pea family Fabaceae, commonly known as Bush clover or Japanese clover. The genus is native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of eastern North America, eastern and southern Asia and Australasia.
	Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas and Greater Antilles form the West Indies. They are a long Island arc, most of which wrap around the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea on the western boundary with the Atlantic Ocean, and some of which lie on the southern fringe of the sea just north of South America.
	Lesser celandine Lesser celandine, is a low-growing, hairless perennial plant, with fleshy dark green, heart-shaped Leaf. According to Gilbert White, a diarist writing around 1800 in the Hampshire, England village of Selborne, the plants came out on February 21st, but it is more commonly reported to flower from March until May, and is sometimes called the "spring messenger" as a consequence.
	Lesser Kudu The Lesser Kudu are forest antelope found in East Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Lesser Kudu stand about a metre at the shoulder and weigh 50 to 100 kilograms, males are larger than females. Lesser Kudu males are grey-brown while females are chestnut the coat is lighter on their underside.
	Lesser Prairie Chicken The Lesser Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, is slightly smaller and paler than its near relative the Greater Prairie Chicken. It is found primarily in the sandhills and prairies of Western Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle, and the Llano Estacado of Texas and Eastern New Mexico, and also rarely in Southeastern Colorado and Western Kansas.
	Lesser Scaup The Lesser Scaup is a small diving duck. Adults are 38-45 cm long, with a blue bill and yellow eyes. Adult males have a dark head with a purple sheen, a black breast, a light back, a black tail and a white bottom. Adult females have a white band at the base of the bill and a brown head and body.
	Lesser Sunda Islands The Nusa Tenggara, or Lesser Sunda Islands, are a group of islands in the middle-south part of the Malay Archipelago. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up the Sunda Islands.
	Lesser Whitethroat The Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca, is a common and widespread Old World warbler which breeds in temperate Europe, except the southwest, and in western and central Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly bird migration, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara, Arabian Peninsula and India.
	Lesser Yellowlegs The Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, is a medium-sized shorebird similar in appearance to the larger Greater Yellowlegs. Adults have long yellow legs and a long thin dark bill, about the same length as the head. The body is grey brown on top and white underneath; the neck and breast are streaked with dark brown.
	Let Loose Let Loose were a successful 1990s United Kingdom pop/rock trio, featuring Richie Wermerling, Rob Jeffrey and Lee Murray. The band released two albums over their career before disbanding due to creative differences in late November 1996. A Best Of compilation was also released in 1998.
	Lethe In Classical Greek, Lethe literally means "forgetfulness" or "concealment". The Greek word for "truth" is a-lethe-ia, meaning "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment". In Greek mythology, Lethe is one of the several rivers of Hades. Drinking from the river Lethe caused complete forgetfulness.
	Letter A letter is a written message from one person to another. The role of letters in communication has changed significantly since the 19th century. Historically, letters were the only reliable means of communication between two persons in different locations. As communication technology has diversified, letters have become less important as routine communication.
	Letter box A letter box, letterbox or mailbox is a private box or slot for receiving incoming mail. Two primary designs of letter boxes exist: * a slot in a wall or door through which mail is delivered * a box mounted near the street
	Letter of credit A letter of credit, often abbreviated as an LOC or LC, and also referred to as a documentary credit, is a document issued by a financial institution which essentially acts as an irrevocable guarantee of payment to a beneficiary. This means that once the beneficiary has presented to the issuing or negotiating bank documents complying with the LC terms, the bank is obliged to pay irrespective of any instructions of the applicant to the contrary.
	Letter of marque A Letter of Marque and Reprisal was an official warrant or commission from a national government authorizing the designated Espionage to search, seize, or destroy specified assets or personnel belonging to a party which had committed some offense under the laws of nations against the assets or citizens of the issuing nation, and was usually used to authorize private parties to raid and capture merchant shipping of an enemy nation.
	Letter opener A letter opener, or paperknife, is a knife-like object used to open envelope or to slit uncut pages of books. Consumer electronics are also available, which work by using electric motor to slide the envelopes across a blade. These have the advantage of being able to handle a greater volume of envelopes, but the blade can slice into the contents of the envelope and damage them.
	Letters patent Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of an open letter issued by a monarch or government granting an office, a right, government-granted monopoly, title, or status to someone or some entity such as a corporation. The opposite of letters patent is Letters close which are personal in nature and sealed so that only the recipient can read the contents of the letter.
	Lettuce Lettuce is a temperate annual plant or biennial plant most often grown as a leaf vegetable. In Western countries, it is typically eaten cold and raw, in salads, hamburgers, tacos, and several other dishes. In some places, including China, lettuce is typically eaten cooked and use of the stem is as important as use of the leaf.
	Leucadendron Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos vegetation. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing up to 1-16 m tall. The leaf are spirally arranged, simple, entire, and often with a distinct silvery tone produced by dense silky hairs.
	Leucadendron argenteum Leucadendron argenteum is an endangered species in the family Proteaceae, endemic to a small area of the Cape Peninsula, Stellenbosch, and Paarl in South Africa, notably the Lion's Head area and the Kirstenbosch. It is a small evergreen tree growing up to 5-7 m tall, exceptionally to 16 m tall.
	Leucaena Leucaena is a Genus of about 24 species of trees and shrubs, distributed from Texas, U.S.A. to Peru.It belongs to subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. Some species grown has edible fruits and seeds, also used like livestock fodder, green manure, firewood crops, soil conservation, seeds used as beads, now mooted as charcoal source and for energy, anthelmintic in Sumatra, Indonesia.
	Leucanthemum Leucanthemum is a genus of about 70 flowering plants from the sunflower family. The name Leucanthemum derives from the Greek words leukos, "white," and anthemon, "flower". It occurs in Europe, Northern Africa and the temperate regions of Asia. Many species have been introduced into America, and even Australia and New Zealand.
	Leucine Leucine is one of the 20 common amino acids and coded for by DNA. It is isomeric with isoleucine. Nutrition, in humans, leucine is an essential amino acid. Leucine is the most common amino acid found in proteins, and is essential for optimal growth in infancy and childhood and for nitrogen equilibrium in adults.
	Leuciscus Leuciscus is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. Familiar types include the common dace and ide. Species: * Leuciscus aphipsi, Aphips chub * Leuciscus aradensis * Leuciscus baicalensis * Leuciscus bergi * Leuciscus burdigalensis
	LEV For other uses, see LEV LEV stands for Laborious Extra-Orbital Vehicle. It is a type of Mecha in the Zone of the Enders universe. Although LEVs are outclassed by the more powerful Orbital frame in both the game and anime, in the latter they are shown to be capable of occasionally destroying an Orbital Frame with concentrated firepower.
	Lev Ivanov Lev Ivanovich Ivanov was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, "Second Balletmaster" of the Imperial Ballet. In 1892, due to the ill health of the venerable Imperial Balletmaster, Marius Petipa, Ivanov was charged with choreographing the entirety of The Nutcracker which he did, closly following Petipa's notes and libretto.
	Levant 'Levant' or in Arabic ?????, Ash-Sham is an imprecise geographical terms historically referring to a large area in the Middle East south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and by the northern Arabian Desert and Upper Mesopotamia to the east.
	Levee A levee, leve , floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial embankment or Dike , usually earthen, which Parallel s the course of a river. The word levee seems to have come into English language through its use in colony Louisiana.
	LeveL LeveL is a magazine about computer and video games in Turkey,Romania and the Czech Republic; these three brother divisions occasionally exchange content. In addition to publishing the magazine, LeveL also organizes many yearly gaming competitions for Turkish players; it is one of the biggest Turkish sponsors of international gaming contests.
	Level crossing The term level crossing is a crossing on one level without recourse to a bridge or tunnel — of a railway line by a road, path, or another railroad. It also applies when a light rail line with separate Right-of-way crosses a road; the term "metro" usually means that there are no level crossings.
	Levellers The Levellers were a mid 17th century England political movement, who came to prominence during the English Civil Wars. They had no centralised manifesto at all and it is hard to tell that there was a Leveller movement until 1649 when much of their support had dissipated.
	Lever In physics, a lever is a rigid object that is used with an appropriate fulcrum or pivot point to multiply the mechanical force that can be applied to another object. This is also termed mechanical advantage, and is one example of the principle of moments. The principle of leverage can also be derived using Newton's laws of motion, and modern statics.