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apart, like an upper lip, from the two 
or three lower ones or under lip. (See 
the flowers of Sahta or Coleus.) 
Labiost-:', I*abio'buh — W here the petals of 
a polypetakma corolla are so arranged 
as to iiiiitato the lalmite form. (See 
flowers of ArlHoloehia.) 
IjACERA'tu!^, La'cekus— T orn. 
La'chiiyimj:koh'jijs — T car*shaped ; in form 
somewhat ruacinbling an api>le-pii). 
(See also theseeds called “ Job’s tears,” 
Coix luchryuta.) 
Lacin'tate, Lacinia'tus — Fringed; also 
“slashed.” 
Lacin'ula (Diniiiiuti ve, from Lacinia, a 
fringe) — The small indexed point of 
the petal in XrrnbdliferfE. 
Lactes'cek? 5— I’rodncing milk. Lacteus — 
Like milk, milk-white. 
Lacu'inA — S iiirill de]>re8sion8 on tlie upper 
surface of the thallus of Lichens. 
Lacunobe, Lac’Enosps— W here the 
surface is covered with depressions 
(Lacunae). 
Lacus'tkink, LAOUs'rra.s— Living in or on 
the margins of lakes. 
Lagexiform. — S haped like a Florence flask. 
LiEViGA^TT-s— Polished. Ij-Evih— S mooth. 
(See foliugo of Cn.^siu la-vi.i/atrt.) 
La:'tur, L.e'tc.m— P leasing, i)right. The 
“Ngaio” (*f Kow Zealand, M^/oporiuu 
Icetiim. 
L.iJiEL'LA— The gills of Agarics. Synonym 
for “Corona” in some silenacsons 
plants. 
Lamel'lar, Lamella'tus, LAJJET.LO'srs — 
Tip])ed with two flat lobes, a.s ai e many 
style.s. Lavttn'a — 'J' he limb, as the flat 
ex])ansion of petal or le.af. 
Lam'ixe — T he niembninous strata in 
Lichens. 
LAX.Vi’uy — Wooll\% when the hairs are long 
and hMvsely intricate, like wool. (See 
SiacJrffs Innata.) 
LAN'CEOLATK, LaNCEOLA'IUR, LAXCEOLA'xrS 
— Shapeil like the head of a spear, or 
lance ; when about llu'ee <'r m'>ve times 
as long as hi’oad, broadest below the 
middle, and ta}>ering towards the 
summit. (Sec the leaves of the Red 
Bottle-brush, .sometimes called Water 
Gum.) 
Lanugxko'ru.s — l)oiFn 5 % cottony. Lanugo 
— A fino soft pubescence. (See PhUy- 
druui Jam»<iviti)t\um, a common swamp 
plant. ) 
Lapi'deus, Lapillo'rus — S tony, of a hard 
textuic, like the nuts of stone-fruits. 
Lappa'ceus— L ike a biui’. Synonym for 
“ Hainatua.” 
Lasiax'thi s — When the puhe.sccncD on the 
flower is velvety. (See one of the 
Queenslan'l Capers, Oapparis laamntha. 
It may be frequently met with rambling 
over rocks.) 
Lat'eral, LATEiu'xiS'-Of the side. Fixed 
on or near tlie-«ida of any organ. (See 
the s))ikes of Lycopodium Interalc.) 
Latkri'tiu.s — O f a brick-red. Vermilion, 
with much grey. 
L.Vtex — J uice. The proper juice or return- 
ing sap of plants. Also applied to the 
moisture which exudes from the stigma. 
Latisep'tus — W here the dissepiment in the 
fruit of Cruoifera is broad in proportion 
to the tkicku(^''S between the valves. 
Lax' US — L oo.-e. Lax — L oose, not compact. 
As Er<mt}i(on.uiiilaxi,fforti.m and Hydro- 
cotyh laxidoru. • | 
rjEG'L'>iK — The seed-vessel of Leguminosxe. 
Dne-celled and two-v.alved, with the 
seeds arranged along the inner angle ; 
subject, however, to several modifica- 
tions, which considerably mask the 
norm.al character. 
Lenticel'la — S mall leiis-shaped spots' on 
the bark of many plants, foun W’hence 
roob.s issue under circunjabinces favour- 
able to their development. Lentioino- 
sus — Covered with freckles ; dusty. 
(See tlie ’oark of ])]ants allied to the 
Olive.) 
LicnticI'Larir, Lentiformjs— a .seed of 
Ahuiru'itus. 
Le'pih — A scale. LuPiDOTty— Scaly. 
Lkpuo'sus — ' C(n'erfd wif.li scales. 
Such scales are often from stellate 
hairs having their ray.s joined together 
at the base, thus forming circular disks 
attaclicd by the centre. (See species 
t)f LJfrf ffjjfius.) 
Lkj»ouinus — O f a hare. (See the Hare’s- 
tail Grass, Ectro^iki hporind.) 
Lep'tos — S lender, as Leptot^pcriuuru^ the 
Australian tea-tree, so-called from its 
very .^.U-nder seeds. 
Lercax'tiius — Bearing wdiitu flowers. 
LEi'COCKPH'Anua— Wliibe-headcd. (See 
Xerotes Inv'ocepixda^ a common grass- 
like plant of sandy land.s.) 
Li'rkix — T lie innenno.st and youngest circle 
of bark ; that next the yt»ung wood, and 
form^ni of long, tough, woody tissue 
called ba«t-ctll«. 
Li'beh, Liheua'tus — F ree, separate. 
Let'alr, Lf.'palum— S terile stamens. 
Ljane-- cV woody twining or climbing plant, 
like those which occur in tropical 
fiUCStS. 
LiJ'', Liek, Loof— N ames fi>r the tibre by 
wdiich the [leti'-Ics of the Date Balm 
are bound together. 
Lig'neobb,Li(;'nkus — L ia'NOsvs-Synonym 
for “ Woody.” LlGNiFKliOUR — When 
branches form wood only, wuthout 
flowers or fruit. Lkjnink, Lignina — 
A substance which iills the cellular 
tissue comiiosing woody fibre. 
Lig'ul^v — A membranous u}'i>endage at the 
summit of the slieath <J the petiole of 
grasses. Lig'ula — A .strap. Lic'ulate, 
Ligulatus— S ynonym for “Strap- 
shajjed.” The absence of a ligule at 
tiio base of the le.nf-blade of a Sedge is 
a mark betsveen these plants and the 
gr.abSos. 
Ltlaci'kub, Lilac — B lue and red, with a 
little grey. 
Limba'tus — B ordered. 
Loio'sub— Muddy, giowing in mud. (See 
those lovely little plants, Utricidaria.) 
