BOTANICAL NAMES 135 



Lotus (lo-tus). G. name for several plants. Now the 



hot. name for a group of Peaflower family. 

 Louse Wort. Translation of hot. group name Pedicu- 



laris. 

 Lovage. Eng. name for Ligusticum group; before 



called Loveache. 

 Lucern. Eng. name for Medicago sativa, apparently 



named after Lucerne in Switzerland. 

 Ludwigia. After Ludwig, Professor of Botany, died 



1773. Bot. name for a group. 

 Lucens (lu-sens). 

 Lucidum (lu-si-dum). Both L. adj., " shining. " 



Second hot. names. 

 Lunaria (lun-ar-ia). L. adj., " belonging to the moon." 



Second bot. name of Moon Wort. 

 Lung Wort. Translation of bot. group name Pul- 



monaria. 



Lupulina (lu-pul-ina). 

 Lupulus (lu-pul-us). Both from L. " lupulus " (a wolf). 



Second bot. names. Lupulus was the herbalists' 



shop name for Hop. 

 Lusitanica (lus-i-tan-ik-a). From Lusitania, the name 



of an old Roman province in South of Spain. 



Second bot. name Pale Butterwort. This plant 



extends along the West coast of Europe from Spain 



to Scotland. 

 Lutea (lu-te-a). L. adj., " yellow." A common second 



bot. name. 

 Luteo- Album (lu-te-o-al-bum). L. adj., "yellowish 



white." A second bot. name. 

 Luteola (lu-te-o-la). L. adj.,/" yellowish." Second 



bot. name. 



