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• Lima

  [lee-muh] /ˈli mə/ noun 1. a word used in communications to represent the letter L. [lee-muh or, Spanish, lee-mah for 1; lahy-muh for 2] /ˈli mə or, Spanish, ˈli mɑ for 1; ˈlaɪ mə for 2/ noun 1. a city in and the capital of Peru, near the Pacific coast. 2. a city in NW […]

• Lima-bean

  [lahy-muh] /ˈlaɪ mə/ noun 1. a bean, Phaseolus limensis, having a broad, flat, edible seed. 2. the seed, used for food. /ˈlaɪmə; ˈliː-/ noun 1. any of several varieties of the bean plant, Phaseolus lunatus (or P. limensis), native to tropical America but cultivated in the US for its flat pods containing pale green edible […]

• Limacine

  [lim-uh-sahyn, -sin, lahy-muh-] /ˈlɪm əˌsaɪn, -sɪn, ˈlaɪ mə-/ adjective 1. pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike. /ˈlɪməˌsaɪn; -sɪn; ˈlaɪ-/ adjective 1. of, or relating to slugs, esp those of the genus Limax 2. Also limaciform (lɪˈmæsɪˌfɔːm). resembling a slug

• Limacon

  [lim-uh-son] /ˈlɪm əˌsɒn/ noun, Geometry. 1. a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b. […]

• Liman

  [li-mahn, -man] /lɪˈmɑn, -ˈmæn/ noun, Geology. 1. a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit. 2. an area of mud or silt deposited near the mouth of a river.

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