| frijolito | n. A shrub or small tree(Sophora secundiflora) having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans.
Syn. -- mescal bean, coral bean, Sophora secundiflora. [ WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: frijolillo |
| Lill | v. i. To loll. [ Obs. or Prov. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lilliputian | n. 1. One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's “Voyage to Lilliput” or “Gulliver's Travels”. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Hence: A person or thing of very small size. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lilliputian | a. 1. Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Hence: Of very small size; diminutive; insignificant; dwarfed. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lilly-pilly | n. (Bot.) An Australian myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Smithii), having smooth ovate leaves, and panicles of small white flowers. The wood is hard and fine-grained. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Piccalilli | n. A pickle of various vegetables with pungent species, -- originally made in the East Indies. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| candelilla | (n) wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica, Syn. Pedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonis |
| candelilla | (n) wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States, Syn. Euphorbia antisyphilitica |
| candelilla wax | (n) a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs |
| lille | (n) an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders |
| lillie | (n) British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989), Syn. Beatrice Lillie, Lady Peel |
| lilliput | (n) a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people |
| lilliputian | (n) a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) |
| lilliputian | (n) a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift |
| lilliputian | (adj) tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput, Example: the Lilliputian population |
| piccalilli | (n) relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion |
| bantam | (adj) very small, Syn. diminutive, midget, lilliputian, flyspeck, tiny, petite, Example: diminutive in stature; a lilliputian chest of drawers; her petite figure; tiny feet; the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy |
| crosby | (n) United States singer and film actor (1904-1977), Syn. Harry Lillis Crosby, Bing Crosby |
| gish | (n) United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993), Syn. Lillian Gish |
| hellman | (n) United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984), Syn. Lillian Hellman |
| langtry | (n) British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929), Syn. Emilie Charlotte le Breton, Jersey Lillie, Lillie Langtry |
| mescal bean | (n) shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans, Syn. frijolillo, coral bean, Sophora secundiflora, frijolito |
| russell | (n) United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922), Syn. Lillian Russell |
