Glossary of ALL Terms for Data on EOL

labial palps: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1387456
paired sensory appendages arising from the labium (a lower maxillary mouthpart) of arthropods
labile material feeder: https://eol.org/schema/terms/labile_material_feeder
consumers specializing in labile organic matter, which is easily metabolized; usually low molecular weight compounds, eg: simple sugars or proteins. For instance, metabolic scaling puts intense selective pressure on small organisms to ingest foods rich in labile organic matter; the residence time in a very short gut is too brief for enzymatic hydrolysis, so they specialize in rapidly metabolizable compounds.
labyrinth organ: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13424723
accessory respiratory organ of fish in the suborder Anabantoidei, for air breathing
ladinian age: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Ladinian

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
lagoon: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000038
A sheet of saline water separated from the open sea by sand or shingle banks. The sheet of water between an offshore reef, especially of coral and mainland. The sheet of water within a ring or horseshoe shaped atoll.
lake: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000020
A body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land.
lake: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000252
lake bed: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000268
The ground surface that lies beneath a lake.
lake bottom mud: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00005797
lake channel: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000397
lake inlet: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000476
An opening of a lake into its shore.
lake sediment: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000546
lake shore: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000382
That part of the land in immediate contact with a lake.
lake surface: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000105
lamella: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q269345
papery hymenophore rib under the cap of some mushroom species
laminar: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002124
having the form of a thin plate sheet or layer.
landlocked sea: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000219
A sea that is not connected with an ocean.
landscape architecture: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47844
design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes
landslide: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000520
A mound of earth material, at the base of a slope and the associated scoured area.
langhian age: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Langhian

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
large: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000586
A size quality which is relatively high
From Phenotype and Trait Ontology
large lake: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000891
large river: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000887
large river delta: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000889
larva and pupa: http://eol.org/schema/terms/larvaAndPupa
larvae and pupae are present
larval mode of development: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/LM
larval stage: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000069
A distinct juvenile stage many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larva ]
last appearance: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilLast
The last appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
late: http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C64998
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
late adult stage: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007222
a sexually mature lifestage of an age which is relatively high
late instar larval stage: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lateInstarLarva
Larval lifestage late in the development of the larva
late spring: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lateSpring
The late part of the season between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice.
late summer: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lateSummer
The late part of the season between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox.
late winter: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lateWinter
The late part of the season between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox.
latent period: http://eol.org/schema/terms/LatentPeriod
Length of the period before symptoms manifest.
lateral: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C25230
Situated at or extending to the side.
lateral moraine: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000249
The parallel ridges of till deposited along the sides of an alglacier. The unconsolidated debris is deposited on top of the glacier by frost shattering of the valley walls and from tributary streams flowing into the valley. The till is carried along the glacial margin until the glacier melts.
latest: http://eol.org/schema/terms/latest
latest era or highest erathem: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/latestEraOrHighestErathem
The full name of the latest possible geochronologic era or highest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected.
lathlike: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002467
resembling a thin narrow strip
latitude: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude
The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.
lava cave: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000322
A cave formed in volcanic rock.
lava field: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000095
A feature formed by cooled lava, the molten rock that is expelled by a volcano during an eruption.
lava tunnel: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000110
A tunnel formed by the flow of molten lava, which has subsequently drained out.
lay eggs on: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0008507
lays eggs in: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002624
lb: http://mimi.case.edu/ontologies/2009/1/UnitsOntology#US_pound
The pound or pound-mass (lb) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used, the most common today being the international avoirdupois pound which is legally defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and which is divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pound_(mass)&oldid=581393690
leachate: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002141
The liquid produced when water percolates through any permeable material. It can contain either dissolved or suspended material, or usually both.
leaf area: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000540
A leaf anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is associated with the total area of a leaf (PO:0025034).
[database_cross_reference: POC:cooperl] [database_cross_reference: GR:pj] [database_cross_reference: PO:0025034]
leaf arrangement: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0006014
phyllotaxy. A leaf morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is the arrangement of the leaves on the shoot of a plant.
leaf color: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000326
A vascular leaf anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is associated with the color of leaf (PO:0025034).
[database_cross_reference: POC:cooperl] [database_cross_reference: GR:pj] [database_cross_reference: PO:0025034]
leaf complexity: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
leaf lamina area: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaflet_lamina_area
the area of the leaflet lamina in the one sided projection
leaf length: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001133
leaf mass per area: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaf_mass_per_area
the ratio of the dry mass of a leaf to its area
leaf miner: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000167
a folivore that lives in and eats the leaf tissue of plants
leaf morphology: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0019932
leaf nitrogen per dry mass: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaf_nitrogen_content_per_leaf_dry_mass
The ratio of the quantity of nitrogen in the leaf or component thereof, i.e. leaf lamina or leaflet, per respective unit dry mass
leaf shape: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000492
A leaf anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is associated with the variation in shapes and forms of a leaf (PO:0025034).
[database_cross_reference: POC:cooperl] [database_cross_reference: GR:pj] [database_cross_reference: PO:0025034]
leaf sheddability: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008548
A plant's disposition to lose leaves by a natural process
leaf size: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0003958
leaf venation shape: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000562
leaf venation structure: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008074
leaf width: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0004627
leaf-like: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002457
similar in appearance to a leaf
leaflet: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020049
A cardinal organ part that is one of the ultimate segments of a compound leaf
leafy wood soil: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00005783
least concern: http://eol.org/schema/terms/leastConcern
A taxon is Least Concern when it has been evaluated against the criteria and does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria
leat: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000544
A man-made watercourse, or makeshift aqueduct, often an artificial channel which supplies water to a watermill or its mill pond, collecting water from upstream of the mill so that the natural level of the driving water is above the level of the stream at the mill. Alternatively to may deliver water for mineral washing and concentration, irrigation or to a dye works.
lectotype: http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/TaxonName#Lectotype
A specimen or other element designated subsequent to the publication of the original description from the original material (syntypes or paratypes) to serve as nomenclatural type. Lectotype designation can occur only where no holotype was designated at the time of publication or if it is missing (ICBN Art. 7, ICZN Art. 74). [Zoo./Bot.] -- Note: the BioCode defines lectotype as selection from holotype material in cases where the holotype material contains more than one taxon [Bio.].
leg number: https://eol.org/schema/terms/legNumber
number of legs
legs: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q133105
weight bearing and locomotive anatomical structure, usually having a columnar shape, function as extensible struts
length: http://semanticscience.org/resource/SIO_000041
lens eyes: https://eol.org/schema/terms/lens_eyes
Relative to pinhole eyes, lens eyes have greatly improved resolution and image brightness. The lens converges incoming rays of light, thereby reducing the angle over which each photoreceptor receives light, and forming an image focused on the retina. Most lens eyes have "accommodation"; they can focus an image either by physically moving the lens toward or away from the retina or by using eye muscles to adjust the shape of the lens.
https://www.britannica.com/science/photoreception/Single-chambered-eyes#ref278819
lentic: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000617
a water body in which the accumulated water, in its totality, has very little to no directed flow
leptosol: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002241
Leptosols are very shallow soils over continuous rock and soils that are extremely gravelly and/or stony. Leptosols are azonal soils and particularly common in mountainous regions.
less than one generation/year: http://eol.org/schema/terms/less1genyear
completing one generation in more than one year
liana: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14079
long-stemmed, woody vine
lichen: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q43142
composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship
lichenicole: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lichenicole
An organism that lives on lichens, used most commonly for parasitic fungi.
lichenous: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lichenous
Organism generally recognized as a single organism that consists of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium living in symbiotic association. Often attached to solid objects such as rocks or living or dead wood rather than soil.
Modified from PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
life cycle habit: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0002725
Determined for type of life cycle being annual, biennial, perennial etc.
life span: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000050
A time quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's expected maximum age.
life stage: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lifeStage
The age class or life stage of the biological individual(s) at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
lift powered swimming: https://eol.org/schema/terms/lift_based_swimming
Hydrofoils, or fins, are used to push against the water to create a normal force to provide thrust, propelling the animal through water. The reduction of fin cross-sectional area helps to minimize drag, and therefore increase efficiency. Regardless of size of the animal, at any particular speed, maximum possible lift is proportional to (wing area) x (speed)<sup>2</sup>. Dolphins and whales have large, horizontal caudal hydrofoils, while many fish and sharks have vertical caudal hydrofoils.
light intensity: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/zeco.owl/ZECO_0000151
quantity of light, per unit area
light regimen: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/EO_0007196
The treatment involving light in a growth chamber or other experimental conditions
lignicole: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q116423368
organism growing on or in wood
lignotuber: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lignotuber
A lignotuber is a woody swelling of the root crown possessed by some plants as a protection against destruction of the plant stem, such as by fire. The crown contains buds from which new stems may sprout, as well as stores of starch, that can support a period of growth in the absence of photosynthesis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lignotuber&oldid=599916763
lignotuber or burl: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lignotuberOrBurl
Woody swelling at or below ground level with unspecified origin (no distinction between lignotuber and burl is reported).
http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
liman: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000453
A lake or estuary that is formed at the mouth of a river where flow is blocked by a bar of sediments. It can be maritime (the bar being created by the current of a sea) or fluvial (the bar being created by the flow of a bigger river at the confluence).
limed soil: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00005766
limestone: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002053
A sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite.
limestone pavement: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000422
A natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles artificial pavement.
linear: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001199
A shape quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being narrow, with the two opposite margins parallel.
linear size: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001708
lipid content: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000602
The total fat or lipid content present in a body part
lipids: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_18059
a loosely defined term for substances of biological origin that are soluble in nonpolar solvents. They consist of saponifiable lipids, such as glycerides (fats and oils) and phospholipids, as well as nonsaponifiable lipids, principally steroids
lithophyte: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1321691
plants that grow in or on rocks
litter layer: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000338
the ground layer of a forest or woodland where leaf litter or other plant matter accumulates.
litters per year: http://eol.org/schema/terms/LittersPerYear
Number of litters per female per year
littoral zone: http://eol.org/schema/terms/littoralZone
llandovery epoch: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Llandovery

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
loam: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002258
A soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even concentration (about 40-40-20% concentration respectively).
locality: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality
The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.
location: http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location
A spatial region or named place.
lochkovian age: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Lochkovian

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
locomotion: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
[database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
loculicidal capsule fruit: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030092
A capsule fruit which at maturity dehisces through fruit locules
log10 grams: http://eol.org/schema/terms/log10gram
The metric unit of mass (gram) expressed on a logarithmic-scale (base 10).
long-persistent: http://eol.org/schema/terms/longPersistentSeedBank
Of seed bank longevity. Seed bank longevity is at least > 15 yr.
http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
longitude: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude
The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.
lopingian epoch: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Lopingian

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
lost stream: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000517
A surface stream that disappears into an underground channel, or dries up in an arid area.
lotic waters: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lotic
A freshwater environment with flowing waters, e.g., rivers, streams, creeks, brooks, runs, springs, and channels.
low: http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54722
A minimum level or position or degree; less than normal in degree, intensity or amount.
low (<23): http://eol.org/schema/terms/lowCNRatio
The percentage of organic carbon divided by the percentage of total nitrogen in organic material is lower than 23.
USDA Plants database. Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
low arctic: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lowArctic
Zone D, per the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map (CAVM Team 2003)
http://www.arcticatlas.org/maps/themes/cp/cpbz
low life span: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001604
Decreased life span: A life span which is relatively low.
low n fixation: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lowNitrogenFixation
Plants with low nitrogen fixation. Less than 85 lb nitrogen per acre per year fixed in monoculture.
USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
low temperature tolerance: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TemperatureTolerance
The minimum tolerable temperature is the lowest temperature recorded in the plant’s historical range. If this is not available, the record low January temperature recorded at climate stations within the current geographical range of the plant is used. This definition does not apply to summer annuals.
USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
low tide zone: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000319
The tidal zone that is mostly submerged, only being exposed at the point of low tide and for a longer period of time during extremely low tides.
low tolerance: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002394
decreased tolerance to: A tolerance quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's decreased ability to endure a stimulus.
low-level epifaunal: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lowEpifaunal
Organism living on the surface of the substratum in the immediate vicinity of the seafloor.
lower confidence limit: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000315
a data item which is a lowest value bounding a confidence interval
http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/STATO/
lower cretaceous epoch: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/LowerCretaceous
lower devonian epoch: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/LowerDevonian

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
lower jurassic epoch: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/LowerJurassic
lower montane: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000346
a montane condition in which an altitude range falls immediately above mid-altitude forests
lower ordovician epoch: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/LowerOrdovician

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
lower triassic epoch: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/LowerTriassic

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
ludfordian age: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Ludfordian

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
ludlow epoch: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Ludlow

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
lungs: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7886
essential respiration organs in many air-breathing animals
lutetian age: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Lutetian

International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
luvisol: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002248
Luvisols are soils that have a higher clay content in the subsoil than in the topsoil as a result of pedogenetic processes (especially clay migration) leading to an argic subsoil horizon. Luvisols have high-activity clays throughout the argic horizon and a high base saturation at certain depths.
lysocline: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000261
a layer within a marine water body where the rate of calcite dissolution changes rapidly with depth. The increase in the rate of calcite dissolution with depth is largely due to the concomitant fall in calcite saturation.
Löbbecke Museum Düsseldorf: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Löbbecke_Museum_Düsseldorf