lin-guif-or’-mis 
Jiin-nz-a’/-num 
Lin-nw’-i 
Lin-oc-i’-e-ra 
Lip’ -ar-is ed 
Lip’-pi-a 
Li-’ri-od-en’-dron 
lis-soph-yl’-la 
lit’-chi Li 
lith-os-per’-ma 
Lit-sx’-a 
lit-tor-a’-lis 
liv’-id-us 
Liv-ing-sto’-né-i 
Liv-is-to’-ne ... 
Lla’-vé-a 
lob-a’-ta 
' Lo-be’-li-a 
loc-ul-o’-sa... 
Lod-6-i’-ce-a ... 
Lod-di-ge’-si-i... 
Log-an’-i-a’-ce-ze 
Lo-ma’ ri-a 
lon-ga’-na 
long-if-lo’-ra ... 
long-if-ol’-i-a 
long’-ip-6s_... 
long-is’-path-us 
long-is-pi’-na ... 
long-is’-sim-a.. 
long’-um aa 
Lon-ic-e’-ra 
lon-ic-e’-r5-i/dés 
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(Latin), tongue shaped. long, plano convex, and obtuse ; 
( (com.) of Karl von Linné [(pr:) Karl fon Lee-nas | alias Carolus 
Linnaeus, 1707-1778, Swedish botanist and the founder of 
botanical science, Professor first of Medicine and then of 
Botany at Upsala in Sweden, author of many works, but 
especially of “Systema Nature, ’ “ Fundamenta botanica ”’ 
ized botany as then known, and was the starting point of 
the science since then (Hue. Brit.) ; his son Karl, 1740—1783, 
began to help his father in 1768, and wrote several works, 
helping in Aiton’s ‘“‘ Hortus Kewensis’’; the works of father 
“J and ‘*(senera Plantarum,” which between them revolntion- 
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and son were sold by the latter’s mother to Sir J. E. Smith, 
L first president of the Linnzan Society ; 
linon, Ketria (Greek), linen bandage ; (all) : consistency and form 
of leaves ; 
liparos (Greek), Smooth like oil ; (all :) shining surface of leaves, 
(N. 2/288) ; possibly, lipares (Greek), clinging # (all:) habit 
of clinging to roeks and trees 3 
(com.) Augustus Lippt [(pr:) O-go0s-toos Leep-pee], French 
physician and traveller in Abyssinia (N. 2/284) ; 
léirton dendron (Greek), ltly trea; (all:) appearance of the 
flowers (N. 2/285) ; 
Greek), smooth leaved ; 
toneore) name of the plant ; 
(Greek), steny seeded ; 
(Japanese), name oi the plant (N. 2/287) ; 
(Latén), pertaining to the sea shore ; 
(Latin), lévid, dull yellow clouded with greyish, brownish, and 
blaish tints ; 
(com.) David Livingstone, 1813-1873, Scotch missionary and 
celebrated traveller and explorer in Africa ; 
(loe.) P. Murray of Livingston, near Wdinburgh (N. 2/287) ; 
(com.) M., la Llave, [ (pr :) lar-Lar-ver] diseoneaee of the plant, 
(N, 2/288) ; 
(Latin), lobed, having divisions extending not more than half 
way down (H.) ; 
(com.) Matthias de l’Obel, 1538--1616, botanist and physician to 
King James I (N. 2/289;; 
(Latin), ony divided by internal partitions into cells ; 
(loc.) Laodtcea [after Laodice, daugiter of Priam, last King of 
Troy,] said te be altered therefrom (N. 2/298) : spossibly 
from lédix (gen. l dicts), a rug; (all:) thick fibrous husk of 
the huge fruit: or again from Lakkadivicea (loc.) pertaining to 
the Lakkadivi Islands, where (and in the Maldives, Seychelles) 
it is found ; 
(com.) Konr ad Loddiges [{pr:) Cone rart Load-deeg-gaze 
founder of a once celebrated nursery at Hackney, London 
(N. 2/292), author of ‘* Botanical Cabinet, ” 1512—1833 ; 
(com.) (Latin), Logania [from James Logan, 1674—1751, born in 
Ireland, afterwards Governor of Pennsylvania U.S. ne and a 
writer on botany (N. 2/292) | Family, or Order ; 
lama (Greek), an edge; (all:) position of the sporangia on the 
fronds (N. 2/298); 
longén (Malayan), name of the tree (MeL. 3/486) ; 
(Latin), with long flowers; 
(Latin), with long leaves ; 
(Latin), with a long foot stolk : 
(Latin), with a long spathe, or bract covering the inflorescence ; ; 
(Latin), with long spines ; 
(Latin), very long ; 
(Latin), long ; 
¥ (com.) Adam Lonitzer {(pr:) Ar-darm Loan-eet-zair], 1528-- 
1586, German botanist (N. 2/296) ; 
(quasi-@reek), resembling Honeysuckle (Lonicera) ;. 
