LEUT WEIN' I I From Leutwein, a German, whose 



name is pronounced almost like light -wine. 

 Li BO' NI A Named after Libon, who discovered it in 



Brazil a few years since. 

 Li LA ci' NA Lilac colored. 



Li' LI UM (i short) From the Celtic word li, whiteness ; 

 on account of the white flowers of some of the species. 

 LIM BA' TA Having an expanded end, or being bor- 

 dered by something. 



Li NA' CE x. A natural order, commonly called Flax- 

 worts ; the principal genus is the Linum, or Flax, and 

 from which the order receives its name. 



Li NA' RI A From limim, flax ; on account of the sim- 

 ilarity of the leaves. 



LIN DEN' i i In reference to M. Linden, a prominent 

 Horticulturist, of Ghent. 



Li' NUM From the Celtic word llin, a thread ; the 

 fibres of one species of Linum is the Flax of commerce, 

 from which linen cloth is made. 



Lo A' SA Meaning unknown. 



Lo A SA' CE M A natural order, which receives its 

 name from its leading genus, Lousa. 



LOB BI A' NUM In reference to William Lobb, an inde- 

 fatigable English plant collector and botanist. 



Lo BE' LI A In honor of Matthew Lobel, a native of 

 Lille, who became a botanist and physician to 

 James I. 



LON GIS' si MA Longest; superlative of long. 



Lo NI CE' RA Named after Adam Lonicer, a German 

 botanist, who died in 1586. 



Lo' RE i. 



Lu' ci DA Brilliant, bright, shining. 



Lu pi' NUS From lupus, a wolf, because Lupines were 

 thought to destroy the fertility of the soil. 



Lu' TE A Golden yellow, saffron yellow, orange yellow. 



LYCH' NIS From lychnos,^. lamp; on account of the 

 brilliancy of the flowers of some of the species. 



MA CRO CAR' PUS From makros, long, and karoos, a 

 fruit. 



MAC RO si' PHON From makros, long, and siphon, a 

 tube ; alluding to the long tube of the corolla. 



MA cu LA' TA Spotted. 



MA' JOR Larger. 



MA' LO PE From malos, tender; in allusion to the 

 soft leaves. 



MAL VA' CE x The name of a natural order, contain- 

 ing the genus Malva, from which it receives its name; 

 the name is derived from malache, soft; in allusion to 

 the emollient qualities of the species. 



MAN DE VIL' LA Named in honor of Henry J. Mande- 

 ville, Esq., a British Minister to Buenos Ayres, who 

 introduced this plant and many others into England. 



MAN GLE' si I Referring to Captain James Mangles, of 

 the British navy, who was a patron of botany. 



MA RAN TA' CE x. The name of a natural order of 

 plants, which receives its name from the Maranta, or 

 Arrow-root. The Maranta received its name from B. 

 Maranti, a Venitian physician and botanist, who died 

 in 1554- 



MAR GI NA' TA Marginate; having a border or edge 

 different from the rest. 



MA RI' TI MA (i short) Maritime; pertaining to the 

 sea. 



MAR MO RA' TA Marbled ; variegated like marble. 



MAR TYN' i A In honor of John Martyn, F. R. S., 

 Professor of botany at Cambridge, England, who died 

 in 1768. 



MAU RAN' DY A In honor of Dr. Maurandy, Professor 

 of botany at Carthagena. 



MAU RI TA' NI cus Of, or from, Mauritania 



MAX' i MUM Greatest. 



ME LAN CHO' LI cus Melancholic. 



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MES EM BRY AN' THE MUM From inesembria, mid- 

 day, and anthemon, a flower; the flowers expand 

 most freely when fullv exposed to the sun. 



ME so PO TA' MI CUM Mesopotamian ; of, or from 

 Mesopotamia. 



MEX i CA' NUM Mexican. 



Mi CRO CAR' PUS From mikros, small, and karpos, a 

 fruit. 



Mi MO' SA From mintos, a mimic ; the leaves of many 

 of the species mimic animal sensibility. 



Mi' MU LUS (i short) From mimo, an ape; so named 

 from the ringent corollas of the flowers. 



Mi' NI MUM Smallest. 



Mi' NOR Smaller. 



Mi RA' BI LIS Wonderful, admirable, extraordinary. 



Mo MOR' DI CA From mordeo, to bite; the seeds have 

 the appearance of being bitten. 



MON STRO' sus Monstrous, strange, preternatural. 



MON TA' NA Of, or from, a mountain. 



Mos CHA' TUS Musky. 



MUL TI CAU' LE From ittultus, many, and catilis, a 

 stem ; many stemmed or stalked. 



MUL TI' co LOR, (i short) Many-colored. 



MUL TI FLO' RA Many-flowered. 



Mu RA' LIS Of, or belonging to, a wall. 



MUR SEL' n i. 



MY o so' TIS From niys, myos, a mouse, and otos, an 

 ear ; a fancied resemblance in the leaves. 



MYR si' PHYL LUM From myrsine, a myrtle, and 

 phyllon, a leaf; resemblance of the leaves. 



NAN KI NEN' sis Belonging to Nankin. 



NA' NUS Dwarf. 



NAR BO NEN' sis Belonging to Narbonne. 



NAR cis' sus A mythological youth; he was uncom- 

 monly beautiful, and fell so violently in love with him- 

 self on beholding his image in a fountain, that he wast- 

 ed away with desire, until he was changed into the 

 flower of the same name. 



NE BU LO' SA Cloudy, hazy, misty. 



NE MO' PHI LA From nemos, a grove, and phileo, 

 to love ; the plants delight in a shady situation. 



NE PA LEN' sis Belonging to Nepaul. 



NE' RI UM From neros, humid ; alluding to the hab- 

 itat of the plant. 



NE VA DEN' sis From, or belonging to Nevada. 



NIE REM BER' GI A, (Nie pronounced like Nee) In 

 honor of John Eusebius Nieremberg, a Spanish Jesuit, 

 author of a History of Nature, Antwerp. 1635. 



NI GEL' LA, (g soft) From niger, black; the black 

 seed, which is the part of the plant known in cook- 

 ery. 



NI' TI DA (i short) Shining, glossy. 



No LA' NA From nola, a little bell; because of the 

 form of the corolla. 



NYC TA GI NA' CE JB The name of a natural order of 

 plants, including the Mirabilis, (Four-o'clock,) Abro- 

 nia, &c. Name derived from nuktos, night, and gen- 

 esis, to beget, be born ; the flowers of many of the 

 species open at night or near sun down. 



O BE LIS CA' RI A From obcliskos, obelisk; in allusion 



to the elevated disc of the flower. 

 O cu LA' TUS Having eyes, or spots like eyes. 

 O DO RA' TA Odorous, fragrant. 



CE NO THE' RA From oinos, wine, and thera, a catch- 

 ing ; the roots of CE. biennis were formerly taken after 

 meals as incentives to wine-drinking. 

 OP FI ci NA' LIS, (i short) Of the office or shop; such 

 as prepared at the dispensary, or sold at the drug- 

 gist's. 



O LE AN' DER From the Latin lorandrum, corrupted 

 from rhododendron , from rhodon, the rose, and den- 

 dron, tree. 



