130 BOTANICAL NAMES 



lianches ; so called because in days of old it was 



mixed with flesh to destroy leopards. 

 Lepidium (lep-id-i-um). G. " Lepis " (a scale); from 

 v the shape of the seed vessels. Bot. name Cress 



^group. 

 Lepidocarpa (lep-id-o-car-pa). G. " Lepis " (a scale); 



" carpus " (a fruit). Second hot. name. 

 Lepigonum (lep-i-go-num). G. "Lepis" (a scale); 



" gonum " (a joint). A synonym for Sandspurry 



group. 

 Leporina (lep-or-ina). G. " Lepus " (a hare). A 



second hot. name. 

 Leptoclados (lep-to-cla-dos). G. " Leptos " (thin); 



" clados " (branched). Second bot. name. 

 Leptophyllia (lep-to-fil-lia). G. "Leptos" (thin); 



" phullon " (leaved). A second bot. name. 

 Lepturus (lep-tu-rus). G. " Leptos " (thin) ; " ourus " 



(tail) ; from the curved tail-like look of the spike. 



Bot. name of a group. 

 Lettuce (let-tus) Eng. rendering of " Lactuca." The 



bot. name for group. 

 Leucanthemum (lu-can-the-mum). G. " Leukos " 



(white) ; " anthos " (flower). A second bot. name. 

 Leucochroa (lu-ko-kro-a). G. "Leukos" (white); 



" chroas " (surface); i.e., white-coloured. Second 



bot. name. 

 Leucoium (lu-ko-ium). G. " Leukos " (white) ; " ion " 



(violet). Bot. name Snowflake group. 

 Leucostachys (lu-ko-sta-chis). G. " Leukos " (white); 



" stachus " (ear). Second bot. name. 

 Libanotis (lib-an-o-tis). G. name for the gum got from 



a tree, " Libanos." Second bot. name. 

 Lichen (litsh-en). G. " Leichen " (name of the plant) ; 



