1. one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lumbar vertebra
n 1: one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar
vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to
the sacral vertebrae