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   Leland Stanford
         n 1: United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford
               University (1824-1893) [syn: {Stanford}, {Leland Stanford}]

English Dictionary: Lolium temulentum by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lolium temulentum
n
  1. weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
    Synonym(s): darnel, tare, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lowland
adj
  1. of relatively low or level country [ant: highland(a), upland]
n
  1. low level country
    Antonym(s): highland, upland
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lowland burrowing treefrog
n
  1. terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest
    Synonym(s): lowland burrowing treefrog, northern casque-headed frog, Pternohyla fodiens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lowland fir
n
  1. lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves
    Synonym(s): lowland fir, lowland white fir, giant fir, grand fir, Abies grandis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lowland Scot
n
  1. a native of the Lowlands of Scotland [syn: Lowlander, Scottish Lowlander, Lowland Scot]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lowland white fir
n
  1. lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves
    Synonym(s): lowland fir, lowland white fir, giant fir, grand fir, Abies grandis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lowlander
n
  1. a native of the Lowlands of Scotland [syn: Lowlander, Scottish Lowlander, Lowland Scot]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lowlands
n
  1. the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous [syn: Lowlands, Lowlands of Scotland]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lowlands of Scotland
n
  1. the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous [syn: Lowlands, Lowlands of Scotland]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Layland \Lay"land`\, n. [Lay a meadow + land.]
      Land lying untilled; fallow ground. [Obs.] --Blount.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Lily pad}, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
            S.] --Lowell.
  
      {Tiger lily} (Bot.), {Lilium tigrinum}, the sepals of which
            are blotched with black.
  
      {Turk's-cap lily} (Bot.), {Lilium Martagon}, a red lily with
            recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {L.
            superbum}.
  
      {Water lily} (Bot.), the {Nymph[91]a}, a plant with floating
            roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
            usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
            [See Illust. of {Nymph[91]a}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lily-handed \Lil"y-hand`ed\ (-h[acr]nd`[ecr]d), a.
      Having white, delicate hands.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grama grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
   oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and hay. Far
   West. {Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay. South. {Panicum
   jumentorum}. Herd's grass, in New England Timothy, in
   Pennsylvania and South Redtop. Indian grass. Same as {Wood
   grass} (below). Italian rye grass, forage and hay. {Lolium
   Italicum}. Johnson grass, grazing aud hay. South and Southwest.
   {Sorghum Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
   pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. {Elymus}, several
   species. Manna grass, pasture and hay. {Glyceria}, several
   species. Meadow fescue, pasture and hay. {Festuca elatior}.
   Meadow foxtail, pasture, hay, lawn. North. {Alopecurus
   pratensis}. Meadow grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Poa}, several
   species. Mesquite, [or] Muskit grass. Same as {Grama grass}
   (above).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tare \Tare\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. tare brisk, eager, OE. tarefitch
      the wild vetch.]
      1. A weed that grows among wheat and other grain; -- alleged
            by modern naturalists to be the {Lolium temulentum}, or
            darnel.
  
                     Didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From
                     whence then hath it tares?                  --Matt. xiii.
                                                                              27.
  
                     The [bd]darnel[b8] is said to be the tares of
                     Scripture, and is the only deleterious species
                     belonging to the whole order.            --Baird.
  
      2. (Bot.) A name of several climbing or diffuse leguminous
            herbs of the genus {Vicia}; especially, the {V. sativa},
            sometimes grown for fodder.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bunch grass, grazing. Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips},
   etc. Chess, [or] Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch
   grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass,
            (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}.
            (b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel
            (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}.
            (b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair
                  for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species.
                  English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
                  grass.
            (a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}.
            (b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass,
                  cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Darnel \Dar"nel\, n. [OE. darnel, dernel, of uncertain origin;
      cf. dial. F. darnelle, Sw. d[86]r-repe; perh. named from a
      supposed intoxicating quality of the plant, and akin to Sw.
      d[86]ra to infatuate, OD. door foolish, G. thor fool, and Ee.
      dizzy.] (Bot.)
      Any grass of the genus {Lolium}, esp. the {Lolium temulentum}
      (bearded darnel), the grains of which have been reputed
      poisonous. Other species, as {Lolium perenne} (rye grass or
      ray grass), and its variety {L. Italicum} (Italian rye
      grass), are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay.
  
      Note: Under darnel our early herbalists comprehended all
               kinds of cornfield weeds. --Dr. Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lowland \Low"land\, n.
      Land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a
      low or level country; -- opposed to {highland}.
  
      {The Lowlands}, Belgium and Holland; the Netherlands; also,
            the southern part of Scotland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lowlander \Low"land*er\, n.
      A native or inhabitant of the Lowlands, especially of the
      Lowlands of Scotland, as distinguished from Highlander.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Leland, IA (city, FIPS 44355)
      Location: 43.33371 N, 93.63722 W
      Population (1990): 311 (121 housing units)
      Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50453
   Leland, IL (village, FIPS 42756)
      Location: 41.61469 N, 88.79798 W
      Population (1990): 862 (324 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60531
   Leland, MI
      Zip code(s): 49654
   Leland, MS (city, FIPS 40280)
      Location: 33.40471 N, 90.89993 W
      Population (1990): 6366 (2235 housing units)
      Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
   Leland, NC (town, FIPS 37680)
      Location: 34.24058 N, 78.00566 W
      Population (1990): 1801 (750 housing units)
      Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28451

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Leland Grove, IL (city, FIPS 42769)
      Location: 39.77913 N, 89.68461 W
      Population (1990): 1679 (722 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lowland, NC
      Zip code(s): 28552
   Lowland, TN
      Zip code(s): 37778
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