The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
leucogalus -a -um having white milk, leuko-gala (sap)<br />
Leucogenes White-noble, leuko-eugenej (its morphological parallelism with edelweiss,<br />
lady-white)<br />
Leucojum White-violet, leuko-ion (Hippocrates’ name, leukoion, for a snowflake)<br />
leucolaenus -a -um clothed in white, leuko-(x)laina<br />
leucomelas pale and gloomy, leuko-melaj (the outer and inner colours of Paxina leucolemas)<br />
leuconeurus -a -um having white nerves, leuko-neura (veins)<br />
leucophaeus -a -um ashen, pale brown, leuko-faioj<br />
leucophalus -a -um white-ridged, leuko-faloj (the low ridges have abundant silky<br />
white hairs)<br />
leukopharynx having a white throat, leuko-(farugc, faruggoj)<br />
leucophyllus -a -um with white leaves, leuko-fullon (very pale green)<br />
Leucophyta White-plant, leuko-futon (its woolly indumentum)<br />
Leucopogon White-beard, leuko-pwgwn (the corolla lobes of some)<br />
Leucoraoulia the composite name for hybrids between Leucogenes and Raoulia<br />
Leucorchis White-orchid, leuk-orxij<br />
leucorrhizus -a -um having white roots, leuko-riza<br />
Leucosceptrum White-staff, leuko-skhptron (the hairy inflorescence)<br />
leucosiphon with a white (corolla) tube, leuko-sifon<br />
Leucospermum White-seed, leuko-sperma (the smooth, glossy seeds)<br />
leucostachyus -a -um white-panicled, leuko-staxuj<br />
leucostelis -is -e white-pillared, leuko-sthlh (the columnar stems)<br />
leucothites whitish, close to white, leukoj<br />
Leucothoe an ancient Greek name, Leucothoe was daughter of King Orchanus of<br />
Babylon, and loved by Apollo<br />
leucotrichophorus -a -um bearing white hairs, leuko-(qric, trixoj)-foroj<br />
leucotrichus -a -um white-haired, leuko-(qric, trixoj)<br />
leucoxylem with white wood, leuko-culon<br />
Leuzea, leutzeanus -a -um for J. P. F. de Leuze (1753–1826), French botanist traveller<br />
and friend of de Candolle<br />
levantinus -a -um from the Levant (Mediterranean coastal regions from Greece to<br />
Egypt)<br />
leveillei for A. A. Hector Léveillé (1863–1918), of Le Mans, France<br />
leviculus -a -um rather vain, leviculus<br />
levigatus -a -um smooth, polished, levigo, levigare, levigati, levigatum<br />
levipes having smooth stalks, levis-pes<br />
levis -is -e smooth, not rough, levis (see laevis)<br />
Levisticum Reliever, levo (the Latin equivalent of the Dioscorides’ Greek name<br />
ligustixoj)<br />
Lewisia, lewisianus -a -um, lewisii for Captain Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), of the<br />
trans-American expedition, bitter roots<br />
leyanus -a -um for Reverend Augustin Ley (1842–1911), Gloucestershire cleric and<br />
botanist<br />
Leycesteria for William Leycester (1775–1831), judge and horticulturalist in Bengal<br />
Leymus an anagram of Elymus<br />
leysianus -a -um for Dr P. Leys of Labuan c. 1879<br />
lhasicus -a -um from Lhasa, Tibet<br />
lheritieranus -a -um for Charles Louis L’Heritier de Brutelle (1746–1800)<br />
Lhotzkya (Lotskya) for Dr John Lotzky (1739–1843), Austrian botanist and traveller<br />
liaotungensis -is -e from the Liaotung peninsula, S China<br />
Liatris derivation uncertain, leia booty, leioj, smooth or bald<br />
libanensis -is -e, libanoticus -a -um from Mount Lebanon, Syria<br />
libani from the lands of the Libani, from Lebanon, Lebanese<br />
libanotis -is -e from Mount Lebanon or of incense, strongly scented, libanwtoj<br />
liber unrestricted, undisturbed, liber, liberi<br />
libericus -a -um, liberiensis -is -e from Liberia, W Africa<br />
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