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lesser
the smaller, less important, of two.
lesser celandine
ranunculusficaria.
lesser hemlock
aethusacynapium.
lesser liver fluke
see dicrocoeliumdendriticum.
lesser loosestrife
see lythrium hyssopifolia.
lesser mealworm
see alphitobius diaperinus.
lesser spearwort
ranunculusflammaula.
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