1 32 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Limosum (lim-o-sum). L. adj., "muddy." Second 



hot. name. 

 Linaceae (lin-a-se-e). L. " Linum " (flax); " aceous " 



(like). Bot. name Flax family. 

 Linum (li-num). L. " Linum " (flax). Bot. name for 



a group. 

 Linaria (li-nar-ia). L. " Linum " (flax); the leaves of 



plants of this group being- like those of the Flax. 



Bot. name for a group. 

 Linarifolium (li-nar-i-fol-i-um). L. " Linari " (flax- 



like) ; " folium " (leaf). A second hot. name. 

 Ling. A.S. " Lig " (fuel). Eng. name for Calluna 



group. 

 Lingulatum (ling-u-la-tum). L. adj., " tongue-shaped." 



A second hot. name. 

 Linnaea (lin-a-e-a). After Linneus, the great botanist, 



with whom this flower was a favourite. Bot. name 



. 

 Liriosyris (lin-o-ser-is). A term used by Pliny for plant 



with leaves and branches like those of the Flax. 



Second bot. name. 

 Linophyllum (lin-o-fil-lum). G. "Lino" (flax); " phyl- 



lum " (leaf) ; i.e., flax-like-leaf. Second bot. name. 

 Linseed (lin-seed). A.S. " Lin-saed " (seed of the 



Flax). 

 Linum (li-num). G. name for Flax. Bot. name for 



Flax group. 

 Liparis (lip-ar-is). G. " liparos " (fatty); from the 



unctious feel of the leaf. Bot. name for a group. 

 Listera (lis-ter-a). After Lister, English botanist, died 



1711. Bot. name Twayblade group. 

 Lithosperum (lith-o-sper-mum). G. " Lithos " (a 



