See Karyoplasma.
   L () L is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal
   consonant. It is usually called a semivowel or liquid. Its form and
   value are from the Greek, through the Latin, the form of the Greek
   letter being from the Phoenician, and the ultimate origin prob.
   Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to r and u; as in
   pilgrim, peregrine, couch (fr. collocare), aubura (fr. LL. alburnus).