xxiv ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY. 
ETieracium, ab krax^ acclpiter, a Hawk. 
lIippoCREPxs, dihippos^ equLis, horib, ^icrcpis^ fcrrum, 
a Hioe, /. e, a’ Hcrle Shoe. 
lIippuRis, ab ippGs^ equiis, a horfe, et oura^ caudaj a 
tail. i. e, a Horle-l'ail. 
Humulus, ab humido folo; fromgrov/ing in moiflfoil. 
l-k/ACYNTMus, a pueroHyacyntho interfedlo abApo- 
llne Sc in hunc dorem niucato. From the youth Hya- 
cinthus (lain by Apollo, and turned into this flower. 
* Hvdrocharis, ab uder^ aqua, water, et chird^ gaudeo. 
F.ecauie it is generally found in water: It is iikewife 
tlie name of a frog in the Batrachom. or the Battle of 
tlie Frogs. 
Hvdrocotyle, ab udor^ aqua, water, et kctile^ vas, 
a veflel. ^ 
I Iyoscyamus, ab //j, fus, a fvvine, et kuamos^ faba, a 
bean, i, e. Swine’s Bean. 
Iberis, ab Iberia regione, from the country Iberia. 
I'aPATiENS, ab elaflicitate fruflus, from the elailici- 
ty of the fruit. 
Jasioxe, from Jafon the fuppofed flrft finder. 
JuNCos, a jungendo vimine, from its flexible nature. 
Lactuca, ita diSt. quod abundantia ladfis exuberat. 
Plin. From its abounding with milk. 
Lamium, ex Lamio lonae monte. Plin. From La- 
niium a mountain in Ionia. 
1/ APS AN A i a laptd., ptirgo, fromi its purgative quality. 
• iLEONTODON, ab leon., leo, a lion et odous., dens, a 
tooth, i. e. Lion’s Tooth. 
Leonurus, ab Icon., leo, a lion, et oura., cauda, a 
tail. /. e. Lion’s Tail. 
Lepidium, a lepis, fquama, quod fquamas & maculas 
a facie abflergit. Plin. From its power, fuppofed or 
real, of taking off fpots from the face. 
luGusTicuM, a Liguria Italite regione, Lorn Liguria 
a country in Italy. 
Lithospermum, a lapis, et fperma., femen, be- 
caufe the feeds are like fmall ffones. 
Lychnis, 
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