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leptophylla : narrow-leaved. 



ieucophractum : enclosed in white. 



leucopsidium : a white appearance. , 



Lignum vitao, native : Dodonsea viscosa. 



ligustrina : resembling Ligustrum, the 

 common Privet. 



Lilac, native : Prostanthera rotundifolia, 

 also P. lasianthos. 



Jinifolia : leaves narrow-linear. 



lirata : disputable (doubtful species). 



littoralis : of the shore (habitat). 



lomentum : a legume containing more 

 than one seed, whion, instead of burst- 

 ing at maturity, breaks into one-seeded 

 pieces or articles. 



longifolia : leaves with an elongated ten- 

 dency. 



longiscapa : flower-stalk elongated. 



Loosestrife : Lythrum saliearia. 



Love creeper : Comesperma volubile. 



lucidus : bright, fair. 



lupulina : resembling Lupinus. 



luteo-album : yellowish-white. 



lycopodioides : resembling Lycopodium. 



Macquarie vine : Muelenbeckia adpressa. 



macrantha . large-flowered (for the 

 genus). 



maculata : spotted. 



Maidenhair : Adiantum Eethiopicum. 



Maiden's blush : Convolvulus erubesoens. 



Mallow : Malva sp. 



Mangrove, native : Myoporum insulare. 



Manuka : Leptospermum sooparium, and 

 often allied species. 



Maram-grass : Psamma arenaria. 



marginata : from conspicuous develop- 

 ment of the margin. 



Marianum : named m sympathy of an old 

 legend after the Virgin Mary. 



Marigold : Calendula sp. 



melanocarpum : black-fruited. 



melanoxylon : black wood. 



melantha black. 



melitensis : native of Malta. 



member : a definite portion of a plant 

 considered without reference to func- 

 tion. See organ. 



micranthum : flowers relatively small. 



microcarpa : small-fruited. 



microphylla : small-leaved. 



mignonette, native : Staokhousia Uneari- 

 folia and allied species. 



Mimosa . any pungent leaved Acacia, but 

 chiefly A. verticillata. 

 drooping : Acacia riceana. 



Mistletoe, native : Cassytha sp. 



mollisima : soft. 



monantha : one-flowered. . 



monoecious : stamens and pistils borne by 

 different flowers, but on the same tree. 

 Tnonogyna : to indicate an abnormal re- 

 duction of the pistil to one carpel. 



Moonwort : Botryohium sp. 



moorei : T. B. Moore, one who has done 

 much in the present day to advance the 

 knowledge of Tasmaniari plants, 

 tnorsea : from likeness to Morsea, a boutti 

 TOOsohatum : smelling of musk. 

 African genus of Ins. 



Mountain Ash : Eucalyptus regnans. 

 Mountain Yew : Podocarpus alpiua. 

 Mouse ear : Cerastium glomeratum. 

 muoro : an abrupt pointed apex, as an 



abrupt .point formed at the apex of a 



leaf, &o. 

 mucronate : developing a mucro. 

 muelleri ; after the celebrated Australian 



botanist, Ferdinand von Mueller, 

 multicau'is : many stems, 

 murale : of a wall, common in waste 



places, by side of walls, &c. 

 musooides : moss-like. 

 Musk : Olearia argophylla. 



,, dwarf : Olearia viscosa. 

 Mustard, wild : Brassica sinapistrum. 



,, hedge : Sisymbrium ofiioinale. 



mutica : brief, evanescent for genus, 

 myrsinoides : resembling Myrsine, a 



genus of small trees not far removed 



from Primulas. 

 Myrtle : Pagus cunninghami. 

 myrtifolia : leaves resembling those of the 



true Myrtles. 

 Nancy : Wurmbea dioica. 

 nanus : dwarf. 



Nightshade, black : Solanum nigrum, 

 nigrum, nigrescens : black, 

 nitens : shining, 

 nitida : neat. 



nitidulus : rather handsome, neat, 

 nivea : snowy, from white vestiture; also 



alpine (habitat), 

 nodosa : knotted or formed like a knot, 

 notabilis ; distinguished, noteworthy, 

 nubigena : oloud-bom; alpine (habitat), 

 nutans : nodding. 



Oat, false • Arrhenatherum avenaceum. 

 ,, wild . Avena fatua. 



obcordate : inversely heart-shaped, that is 

 with the apex towards the axis. 



oblique : unsymmetrical, that is one half 

 smaller than the other. 



obovate : inversely egg-shaped, with the 

 thicker end outwards. 



obtuse : apex (of a leaf) blunt. 



odorata : scented. 



QSthiopicum : North Africa (habitat). 



officinalis ; the species of the genus recog- 

 nised in the British Pharmecopsea as 

 the producer of a specific medicament. 



Old man fern : Dicksonia antarctica. 



oleraceus : appearing edible. 



oligantha : probably from flower resemb- 

 ling that of the Olive ; or possibly few- 

 flowered. 



oligooephalus : few-headed. 



operculata : from the upper part of ad- 

 joining and combined pistils being 

 thrown off in a piece at maturity. 



organ : a circumscribed portion of a plant 

 that performs a specific function^ as a 

 flower is an organ of reproduction, a 

 chloroplastid is an organ of photosyn- 

 tax ; looked at from a functional or 

 physiologic aspect only. See member. 



jvary : the cavity of a carpel or entire 

 pistil, in which the ovule or ovules are 

 developed. 



