446 A COMPENDIUM OF 
Legume—le’-gume, also Legumen (Lat. /egu- 
men, that which is gathered, pulse; from /ego, 
I gather; Fr. /egume). A seed vessel of two 
valves, a pod, pea, etc. in 
Leguminous—le-gu’-mi-nus, Pertaining to 
the bean or pea order. : : 
Lemon—lem’-on (Spanish, /imon ; Italian, 4- 
mone, alemon). The well-known fruit of the 
sub-tropics. ; : 
Lentil—len’-til (Fr. /entile ; Lat. lens, a lentil; 
genative, lentis). An annual plant of the 
bean order, cultivated for its pods. 
Lepidote, or Lepidoted—(Gr. lepidotos, cov- 
ered with scales; from /epis, ascale). A term 
used when the stems or leaves of plants are 
_ covered with scales, , 
Lignine—lig-nin (Lat. Higneus, of wood, from 
fignum, wood). Pine woody fibre, the woody 
matter which thickens the cell wall of all ex- 
ogenous plants and trees, 
Lily—lil’-i (Lat. Allium, a lily), The many 
varieties of beautiful flowering plants, and a 
large natural order in which many medicinal 
plants are placed. 
Limbus—lim-bus’ (Lat. Zimbus, a border ot 
edge). The border or expanded portion of a 
leaf or petal; also called limb. : 
Linctus, or Lincture—lingk’-ture (Lat. dinc- 
tus, licked). A thick medicine the consist- 
ence of molasses or honey, and to be taken 
by licking ; too thick to run. 
Linear, or Lineate—lin’-e-at (Lat. lineatus, 
reduced to straight lines; from linea, a line). 
A word to designate the shape of a leaf; the 
