1 36 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Lutescens (lu-tes-sens). L. adj., " becoming yellow." 



Second bot. name. 

 Lutetiana (lu-te-shi-a-na). L. adj., " yellowish." 



Second bot. name. 

 Luteo-Virescens (lu-te-o-vi-res-sens). L. " Lutus " 



(yellow) ; " virescens " (turning green). A second 



bot. name. 

 Luzula (lu-zu-la). Italian. " Luzulae " (a glow worm) ; 



which comes from L. " luceo " (to shine) ; the pith 



of the plant was used for the wicks of lamps. Bot. 



name Woodrush group. 

 Lychnis (lik-nis). G. " Luchnis " (giving light); from 



the down being used as wicks for lamps. Bot. 



name for group. 

 Lychnites (lik-ni-tes). G. " Luchnis " (giving light). 



A second bot. name. 

 Lycopodiaceae (li-ko-po-de-a-se-e). G. " Lycopodium " 



and " aceous " (like). Bot. name for Clubmoss 



family. 

 Lycopodium (li-ko-po-di-um). G. " Lukos " (a wolf); 



" pous " (a foot); from the footlike look of the 



branches. Bot. name for group. 

 Lycopsis (li-kop-sis). G. " Lukos " (a wolf) ; " opsis " 



(figure) ; the flower supposed to be like a wolf. Bot. 



name Bugloss group. 

 Lycopus (li-ko-pus). G. " Lukos " (a wolf) ; " pous " 



(a foot) ; from the shape of the leaf. Bot. name for 



a group. 



Lymegrass. Eng. name for Elymus group. 

 Lynosiris. See Linosyris. 

 Lysimachia (le-sim-a-kia). G. " Lusis " (freeing 



from) ; '* machios " (strife). Pliny tells us that it 



was so named because if the plant is put about their 



