104 NAMES OF PLANTS. 



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jun'ceum; juncus-liko. 



lacinia'ta ; laciniated, i. e. irregularl}^ cut up into narrow 



segments, 

 lacus'tris ; pertaining to lakes. 

 Iseviga'ta; smooth, free from rougliness. From levis, 



" erroneously Icevis " (White). 

 Ise'vis ; see the last. 

 *lamprocar'pus ; bright-fruited, 

 lana'tus; woolly. 



lanceola'tus ; lanceolate, i. e. lance-shaped, 

 lapathifo'lium ; Dock-leaved, 

 ^lasiophyllum ; shaggy -leaved. 

 * lathy roi'des; Lathyrus-like. 

 latifo'lius; broad-leaved, 

 lax'a ; slack, loose, not rigid. 



ledifolium ; Ledum-leaved (Ledum, Labrador Tea, culti- 

 vated in our gardens), 

 lendi'gerum ; nit-bearing, Nit-grass. Lens means both a 



nit and a lentil, 

 lepori'na ; pertaining to a hare (lejms) ; Hare's-foot Carex. 

 lingula'tum ; {lingala, a little tongue) Ungulate -leaved 



(Hawkweed). 

 limo'sa; muddy. 



linarisefoTia ; linaria-leaved (Linaria, Toad-flax), 

 linic'ola ; from Linum, Flax. A name given to a species 



of liye-grass, from some resemblance. 

 linophylTum ; flax-leaved, 

 littora'lis ; pertaining to the shore. 



