128 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Lathyris (la-thir-is). G. name for plant. Second hot. 

 name Caper Spurge. 



Lathyrus (la-thyr-us). G. name for that kind of Vetch. 

 Bot. name Pea group. 



Lathyroides (la-thir-oi-des). G. "Lathyrus"; "oides" 

 (like). Second hot. name. 



Latifolia (lat-i-fol-ia). L. " Latus " (broad); " folia " 

 (leaves). A very common second hot. name for 

 many plants of different groups and families. 



Laurel (law-rel). L. name for the plant. The Laurel 

 of the ancients, from which wreaths for victors 

 were made, is what we call the Bay-tree 

 " Bay/' from French " baie " (a berry). Our 

 Laurel belongs now to Prunus group. 



Laureola (law-re-o-la). L. diminutive of " Laurus. " 



Laurina (law-ri-na). L. " Laurel -like. " Both are L. 

 adj. Used as second bot. names. 



Lavatera (lav-a-ter-a). After the two Lavaters, who 

 were friends of the botanist Tournefort. Bot. 

 name for a group. 



Lavender (lav-en-der). L. " Lavendula " (name of the 

 plant; from the verb "to wash"; because the 

 ancients used it largely in their baths. Eng. name 

 for a well-known cultivated plant. As Sea 

 Lavender it is the name of Statice Limonium. 



Laxa (laks-a). L. adj., " loose." Second bot. name. 



Laxiflora (laks-i-flo-ra). L. " Laxus " (loose); "flora" 

 (flowered). Second bot. name of the Loose Orchis. 



Leadwort. Translation of L. name Plumbago. 



Lecoqii. After Lecoq. Second bot. name for a variety 

 of the Long-headed Poppy, whose sap, instead of 

 white, is yellow. 



Leek. A.S. " Leac " (name of the plant). The 



