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 ^ — 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' ki a — From limuu, 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 — A natural order, which receives its 
name from its leading genus, Loasa. 
Lob bi a' num — In reference to V/illiam 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 luptts, 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,3L lamp; on account of the 
brilliancy of the flowers of some of the species. 
Ma cro car' pus — From inakros, long, and karpos, a 
fruit. 
Mac ro si' phon — From inakros, 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 2E. — 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 — 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. 
Mak 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. 
Mes em bry an' the MUM — From Dtcsciubria, mid- 
day, and anthemon, a flower ; the flowers expand 
most freely when fully exposed to the sun. 
Me so po ta' MI CUM — Mesopotamian ; of, or from 
Mesopotamia. 
Mex I ca' NUM — Mexican. 
Microcak'pus — From 71/ikros, small, and ka^-pos, a 
fruit. 
Mi mo' sa — From inimos, a mimic ; the leaves of many 
of the species mimic animal sensibility. 
Mi' Mu Lus (i short) — From 7///7;^<9, an ape; so named 
from the ringent corollas of the flowers. 
Mi' ni MUM — Smallest. 
Mi' nor — Smaller. 
Mi ra' EI LIS — Wonderful, admirable, extraordinary. 
Mo mor' di ca — From viordco, 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 inultus, 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' li I. 
My o so' tis — From luys, 7iiyos, a mouse, and otos, an 
ear ; a fancied resemblance in the leaves. 
Myr si' PHYL LUM — From inyrsine, 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 w^rcj, 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 ^ — The name of a natural order of 
plants, including the Mirabilis, (Four-o'clock,) Abro- 
nia, &c. Name derived from mtktos, night, and^^'^'- 
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 obcUskos, 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 thcra, a catch- 
ing; the roots of ffi. biennis were formerly taken after 
meals as incentives to wme-drinking. 
Of 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 lorandrmn, corrupted 
from rhodocletidron , from rhodon, the rose, and dcn- 
dron, tree. 
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