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liiNE, Linea — A line, the twelfth part of 
an inch. 
Li'neab, LineVius— W here the side mar- 
gins of a foiiaceouR expansion are 
parallel, and the length considerably 
longer than the breadth. 
Linea'tus — Lined. Synonym for 
‘ ‘ Striated. ” LiNKOLATUd — Marked with 
little lines. (See the pods of Flaningia 
lincata, a common small shrub of 
tr{)i>ical Queensland.) 
LxNOUiFOii'iiis, Lingula'tus — Tongue- 
shaped, as the leaves of Lendrohium 
UyujulforvK;. 
LirelTa — A pplied to the linear apothecia 
of some Lichens. 
Litho'phiia’s — Apjdied to plants which 
grow on l)are rocks and stones. 
Litoka'lis, Lrr'OKAh — Applied to plants 
found on tho soa-shores or banks of 
rivers, as Fnidiiim llttorah\ A fine row 
of these ti'co.s may be seen in the 
Brisbane Ihdanic Garden. 
Lituate — F orked, with the ]>oiuts a little 
turned outwards. 
Liturate, Litura'tus f From LHnra^ a blot) 
— When Spots are formed by the abra- 
sion of the surface. 
Liv'idius, Liv'id— O f a pale lead colour, 
grey and blue. 
Loba'tus, LobeiV — Divided into lobes. 
liOBUWi:— Very minute lobes. 
Lo'chial— R ekating to the natural dis- 
charges consequent upon childbirth. 
Ai'istolochia is said to be useful in 
exciting the lochial discharge. 
Locu'lajient— Loculamen'tum— A cavity 
in the t^^iiioarp containing the seed. 
One of the cells of tlie anther. Locu- 
LA'ins, LocuLA'TUs—Containing more 
than one cell. 
Loculici'i >ai., Loci:i.roi'r>rs — Applied to 
seed vessels wliioh open for the e.scape- 
ment of their .see<la between the 
placentas or ilisse])iment. 
Loc’usta— Synojiym for “Specula,” aUo 
for “Gluma.” A spikelet or partial 
inflorescence grasses. 
Lodi'cela — Synonym for “ Glumella.” 
The i)alea or thin hyaline scales which 
represent the perianth of grasses. 
Lomen'tum — A legume which is contracted 
in the spaces between the seeds. 
Lojiexta'okous, Lo3! knta'oeus — When 
an expansion appears ]jinched «at inter- 
vals, as tbougli it were inade up of 
several separate pieces applied end to 
end. Pods of this kind often separate 
into one-seeded parts, each of which in 
description is called an article. 
Loxgitu'dinal, 1jONgitC!)INa'li55 — With 
reference to the axis of any part. 
Loxgus, Loxgissjmub— When some 
v; , . part is of greater length than some 
other part with v.-hich it is connected. 
Lora'tus, Loucm— A thong. Synonymfor 
‘ ‘Ligulatus. ” (See leaves of Hakca lorea . ) 
Lo'rica— Synonym for “Testa.” 
Lu'bricous— S lii)pcTy. 
Lu'ceus, Lu'cipus — B right, shining. 
Lucifugcs — S hunning the light; growing 
in shady places. 
Lunate', Luna'tus— L ike a half moon. 
Synonym for “ Crescent-shaped.” 
(See the leaflets of Adiayitum 
lunulatunu) 
Lu'iui), Lu'ridus— O f a dingy brown, grey 
with orange. 
Lute'uh— Y ellow. Lute'olus, Lutes'ceus 
— Y ellowish. (See Yellow Lupine, 
Lupinus luteus.) 
Ly'rate, Lyratifi'dus, Ltra'tus— W here 
a leaf has several pairs of small lobes 
near the base, with deep sinuses be- 
tween them. 
Mac'uos — I n cora])osition aigiiifles “long” 
or “large,” as Macroceph'alous, 
Macbookimi'au s — Large - headed. 
^Vhcre the cotyledons of a dicoty- 
ledonous embryo are confluent, and 
form a large mass compared with the 
rest of the b(jdy. Macro'podous, 
Macrop'ODU.s — L arge-f«.K) ted, whore the 
radicle of a monocotyledonous embryo 
is large in proportion to the rest of the 
body. (See the long-stamcned flowers 
of one of our swamp grass trees 
Xanthorrhw.a maevonand.) 
MAC'KANDROU.s—Having elongated male 
plants. 
MAO'jiOGONin'rA — Large gonidia. 
Macula'tp^s, Macclo'sus — Spotted, 
blotched. (See bark of the Spotted 
Gum, Eif-Cidjiptu^ maculata.) 
Malle'olus — T ho small shoots of a vine. 
The “layer” by which jjlants are 
propagated, 
Maleococ'cus — W hei ’0 the fruit is downy. 
MAJfiL'EA — Little teat like imominences on 
the surface of certain pollen. Mamil- 
i.A'urs, Mamii.la'tus— W hore a wart- 
like projection surmounta a hemi- 
siiherical body. (See those cacti called 
Mfnn'iVaria, or Nii)p1e Cactus. 
Mammoscs — R eaembling a V)i’eafit, or 
^uammfi-y as tho fungus TyloHnma 7nam- 
mosiuiu 
Manica'tu!?, Mani'cate — W ith sleeves or 
gloves ; when pubescence is so much 
matted and interwoven that it may be 
easily removed from a surface in one 
mass. (See Btgonm ma ni mta . ) 
Mapva (from a naj^kin). 
Makcrk'cent, Marces'C'KNS — Decaying, 
gradually withering without falling off, 
as tho flowers of Domboya. 
Mak'gklla — T he elliptic ring surrounding 
certain stomatse. 
Makgina'tus— J udged, brimmed. (See 
sepals of Llmiiti yiiarfiinale, 
Mari'ncs, Marine' — I nhabiting the sea. 
Marit'imuh^ MarTpime— Growing 
within the immediate influence of the 
sea. The former term is more fre- 
quently restricted to submerged plants, 
the latter to such as grow on the shore; 
but they are often used indiscrimi- 
nately. (See Malcolmia 'i/iaritima, the 
Virginian Stock.) 
Mas — Male. Maboulinus — Possessing 
male organs. 
