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LAGER (Swedish) = Bay Leaf (Spices).

LAL MIRCH (India) = CAYENNE/CHILI POWDER.

Languas galanga = Greater or Java Galingale (Spices).

Languas officinarum = Lesser Galingale (Spices).

LAOS (Indonesia) = Greater or Java Galingale (Spices).

LASER (ancient Roman) = Asafetida (Spices).

LASERPITIUM (ancient Roman) = Asafetida (Spices).

LAUREL = Bay Leaf (Spices).

LAUREL, BAY = Bay Leaf (Spices).

LAUREL, GRECIAN = Bay Leaf (Spices).

LAUREL, SWEET = Bay Leaf (Spices).

LAUREL-BERRY = fruit of Laurus nobilis.

LAURET (Spanish) = Bay Leaf (Spices).

LAURI BACA (ancient Rome) = LAUREL-BERRY.

LAURI FOLIUM (ancient Rome) = Bay Leaf (Spices).

LAURIER (French) = Bay Leaf (Spices).

LAURIER COMMUN (French) = Bay Leaf (Spices).

LAURO (Italian) = Bay Leaf (Spices).

Laurus nobilis = Bay Leaf (Spices) [the fruit is LAUREL-BERRY].

LAURUS VIRIDIS (ancient Rome) = fresh Bay Leaf (Spices).

LAVANTA (Turkish) = Lavender Flowers (Sweet Scents).

Lavendula officinalis = Lavender (Sweet Scents).

Lavandula spica = SPIKE LAVENDER.

Lavender (Sweet Scents) = Lavandula officinalis.

LAVENDER, SPIKE = SPIKE LAVENDER.

LAWENDA (Polish) = Lavender (Sweet Scents).

LEMON GRASS = Cymbopogon citratus [we do not at present carry this].

LEMON VERBENA = Verbena officinalis. A lemony flavoured herb. The leaves are used in herb teas, wine drinks, and fruit dishes. [we do not at present carry this].

LENGKUAS (Malaysia) = Greater or Java Galingale (Spices).

LENTISCUS (ancient Rome) = MASTIC BERRIES.

Lesser Galingale (Spices) = Languas officinarum.

LEVANT STORAX = Liquidamabar orientalis. Grows in Asia Minor. [we do not at present carry this].

LEVISTICO (Italian) = Lovage (Spices).

Levisticum officinale = Lovage (Spices).

Licorice Root (Comfits and Sweets) = Glycyrrhiza glabra.

LIEBSTÖCKEL (German) = Lovage (Spices).

'LIGHT' GALANGAL (Medieval Europe) = Greater or Java Galingale (Spices).

LIGISTICUM (ancient Rome) = Lovage (Spices). probably most often the leaf of the plant is meant.

LINDEN = LIME = Tilia cordata. The flowers [Linden Flowers (Period Potations)]are used to make the tea or tisane known as "tilleuil".

LIPA (Polish) = LINDEN.

LIPSTICK TREE = Annatto (Spices)

LIQUERIZIA (Italian) = Licorice Root (Comfits and Sweets).

LIQUORICE = Licorice Root (Comfits and Sweets).

LIQUAMEN (ancient Rome) was a salty fermented fish sauce. Fish Sauce (Spices) is a reasonable although not exact substitute.

Liquidambar orientalis = LEVANT STORAX.

Liquidambar styraciflua = SWEET GUM.

LIQUID STORAX = LEVANT STORAX, which grows in Asia Minor, or SWEET GUM, which grows in North and Central America.

LIVÈCHE (French) = Lovage (Spices).

LOCUST BEAN = CAROB.

Long Pepper (Spices) = Piper longum.

LORBEER (German) = Bay Leaf (Spices).

LORBEERBAUM (German) = Bay Leaf (Spices).

Lovage (Spices) = Levisticum officinale.

LOVE PARSLEY = Lovage (Spices).

LUBCZYK OGRODOWY (Polish) = Lovage (Spices).

(LUK) KRAVAN (Thailand) = Cardamom, Green (Spices).

LÚPOLO (Spanish) = HOPS.

LUPPOLO (Italian) = HOPS.

Lyperia crocea = CAPE SAFFRON.

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