noun
lexical item; lexical unit
Technical term in linguistics for a word or multi-word expression treated as a single dictionary entry.
辞書では、各語彙項目に品詞や意味が記述されている。
In a dictionary, each lexical item is described with its part of speech and meaning.
Compound of 語彙 (vocabulary) and 項目 (item, entry). A modern technical term, likely a calque from English 'lexical item'.