locus classicus an authoritative and often-quoted passage
flag smut fungus a smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture releasing black masses of spores
locksmith one who makes or repairs fasteners for doors, drawers, etc.
accusative case the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
myxomatosis a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits
lucifugous light-avoiding
Ixodes pacificus a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans
luminous flux the rate of flow of light energy
S. Smith Stevens United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
Loxomataceae very small family of New Zealand ferns
Lobotes pacificus tripletail found in the Pacific
Klaus Fuchs British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988)
cosmetologist an expert in the use of cosmetics
genus Ficus large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees
genus Fucus type genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown algae
lockstitch machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread
kit fox small grey fox of southwestern United States
cosmetic serving a decorative rather than a useful purpose
clocksmith someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches
Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988)