BOTANICAL NAMES 131 



sometimes called Tree or Rock Moss, because these 



fungus-like plants are found growing- there. 

 Ligulatae (lig-u-late). L. " Ligula " (a little tongue); 



applied to the petals of Dandelion and Hawkweed, 



from their tongue or strap-like shape. 

 Ligerica (lig-er-i-ka). After Liguria, the old name of 



a part of North Italy. A second hot. name. 

 Lignosa (lig-no-sa). L. adj., " woody." A second hot. 



name. 

 Ligusticum (lig-ust-i-kum). After Liguria, where the 



plants grows abundantly. Bot. name for Lovage 



group. 

 Ligustrum (lig-us-trum). L. name for Privet. Bot. 



name for Privet group. 

 Liliaceae (lil-e-a-she-e). L. ** Lilium " (a lily) and 



" aceous " (like). Bot. name for Lily family. 

 Lily of the Valley. " Of the valley " is but a transla- 

 tion of the L. " convallaria," the name of the 



group. 

 Lime. Corruption of its old name Linde, which 



meant " pliant," referring to its bast. Eng. name 



Tilia group. 

 Limnanth (lim-nanth). Eng. name for Limnanthemum 



group. 

 Limnanthemum (lim-nanth-e-mum). G. " Limne " (a 



marsh); " anthos " (a flower). Bot. name for 



Limnanth group. 

 Limonium (lim-on-i-um). G. " Limonios " (a meadow). 



Second bot. name. 



Limosel (lim-o-sel). Eng. name for Limosella group. 

 Limosella (lim-o-sel-la). L. " Limus " (mud); where 



the plant grows. Bot. name for a group. 



