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Lupinus. Lupine. Sun-dial. Ancient Latin name of a plant. From lupus, 



a wolf ; because these plants were thought to devour the fertility of 



the soil. 

 Lupulus. Diminutive of Lat. lupus, wolf; wolfish, because it chokes the 



shrubbery on which it climbs. 



Lusitanicus-a-um. Pertaining to Lusitania, the western part of Spain. 

 Luteus-a-um. Of or belonging to the yellow-weed (lutcum) ; hence golden 



yellow, flame-colored. 

 Lychnis. Campion. Ancient Greek name for a plant with flame-colored 



flower. From MXVO?, a light or lamp. 



Lycopodiaceae. Club-moss family. From Lycopodium, club-moss. 

 Lycopodium. Club-moss. From Gr. Ai'/co?, a wolf, -f- ^orf a foot ; in 



reference to the appearance of the shoots. 

 Lycopus. Bugleweed, Water horehound. From Gr. /r/xw, a wolf, -f- rrorf, 



a foot ; from a fancied likeness in the leaves. 

 Lythrum. Loosestrife. From Gr. hvfipov, blood; perhaps because of its 



styptic properties. 



Macis. Mace. From Gr. fidaep, an Indian spice. 

 Maclura. Osage orange. Named for William Maclure, an early American 



geologist. 



Maculatus-a-um. Spotted, mottled. From Lat. macula, a spot. 

 Magnolia. Named for Pierre Magnol, professor of botany at Montpellier, 



France, during the early seventeenth century. 

 Majalis. Emasculated. From Latin majalis, a barren hog. 

 Majorana. Marjoram. Old Eng. majoran, late Latin majoraca, classical 



Latin amaracus. 



Major-us, Larger, greater. Comparative of Magnus, large. 

 Mallotus. Kamala. From Gr. //aA/lwrdf woolly, fleecy; the young branches, 



leaves and capsules being covered with fine hair or wool. 

 Malvaceae. Mallow family. From Lat. malva, mallow. 

 Mamillosus-a-um. Filled with papillae or " little breasts." From Lat. 



mamilla, little breast, in allusion to the stalked cystocarps. 

 Manna. The dried exudation of Fraxinus Ornus. Gr. [idwa, a grain, 



from Hebrew man, gift. 

 Marginalis-e. Marginal, belonging to the margin. From Lat. margo, 



margin, edge; with reference to the marginal position of the sori. 

 Mariana. Carduus. Milk thistle, Virgin Mary's thistle, named from 



Maria, Latin name for Mary. 

 Marilandicus-a-um. Pertaining to Maryland. 



Maritimus-a-um. Belonging to the sea. From Lat. mare, the sea. 

 Marmelos. Bengal quince. From Portuguese marmelo, quince. 

 Marrubium. Horehound. Latin classical name, derived from the Hebrew 



marrob, bitter; a bitter juice. 



Marsilea. Named for Aloysius Marsili, an early Italian naturalist. 

 Marsupium. A pouch, bag. Gr. papai'Tuov; ref erring fto the shape of the fruit. 



