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laevus left-hand, from Latin laevus, turning or turned to the left.<br />

lag-, lago, lagus Greek a hare<br />

lagar, lagaro Greek lax, loose<br />

Lagascea for Mariano Lagasca y Segura, Spanish botanist at the Madrid Botanical Garden<br />

lagen-, lagena, -lagena from Latin lagōna, lagēna, flagon, from Greek, λάγυνος, laguna, a flask.<br />

lagenarius -a -um referring to a bottle or flask, bottle-shaped, like a Florence flask, from Latin lagōna,<br />

lagēna, flagon and -arious.<br />

Lagenaria from Greek λάγηνος, lagenos, a flagon or bottle, for the form of the fruit. (Cucurbitaceae)<br />

lageniformis <strong>with</strong> the form of a bottle, bottle-shaped, like a Florence flask<br />

lagenocalyx <strong>with</strong> a calyx of bottle-form.<br />

Lagerstroemeria honoring Magnus Lagerstroem, Swedish traveler. (Lythraceae)<br />

lagn, lagno Greek lustful, lewd<br />

lago Greek a hare<br />

lagocephalus <strong>with</strong> a head like a hare, from and Greek κεφαλή, kephale, head.<br />

lagoensis of or from the Delagoa Bay east coast of Africa.<br />

Lagophylla Lagophyl'la (lag-oh-FIL-a) Greek lago, hare, and phyllon, leaf, referring to the sericeous leaves of<br />

original species.<br />

lagopus haresfoot, hare-footed; densely covered <strong>with</strong> long hairs.<br />

lagunensis -is -e lagunen'sis (la-goo-NEN-sis) growing in lagoons.<br />

laguncul, laguncula Latin a little flask<br />

-lagus Greek a hare<br />

lailaps Greek a hurricane<br />

laim, laimo, laimus, -laimus Greek the throat, gullet<br />

láim from Greek λάιµ, lime.<br />

lal, lali, lalo Greek talk, speak<br />

lall- Latin babble<br />

Lamarckia, lamarckianus -a -um, lamarckii Lamarc'kia (la-MAR-kee-a) for Chevalier Jean-Baptiste de Monte<br />

Lamarck (1744-1829), French naturalist. (de Monet Lamarck?)<br />

lamb-, lamba, lamben Latin lick, licking<br />

lambd- Greek like the letter lambda<br />

lambdoidal like the Greek letter lambda.<br />

lambertiana lambertia'na (lam-ber-tee-AY-na)<br />

lambertii<br />

lamell-, lamella, -lamella, lamelli Latin a small plate<br />

lamella Latin a small plate, gill, from lamina, plate, blade, and -ella, Latin feminine diminutive suffix.<br />

lamellatus laminated, i.e. in thin plates or scales.<br />

lamellosus laminated, i.e. in thin plates or scales.<br />

lament Latin wailing<br />

lamia, -lamia Greek a vampire-like monster<br />

lamiifolius <strong>with</strong> leaves like Lamium, Blind-nettle.<br />

lamin, lamina, -lamina, lamini Latin a thin plate, sheet, layer<br />

lamina a thin leaf or blade.<br />

laminatus in thin plates or scales. like the gills of fungi.<br />

Lamiaceae Lamia'ceae (lam-ee-AY-see-ee), plants of the Mint family, from the genus name, Lamium, and -<br />

aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

Lamium Lam'ium (LAM-ee-um) New Latin, from an old Latin name for mints, or dead nettle, from (assumed)<br />

Greek lamion, diminutive of lamia devouring monster, lamyros, gluttonous.<br />

lamn- lamna, -lamna Greek a predaceous fish<br />

lamp- lampad, lampas, -lampas, lamps Greek shine; torch<br />

lampr- lampro Greek brilliant, clear<br />

lamprocarpus <strong>with</strong> shining fruits.<br />

lamprocaulus -a -um <strong>with</strong> shining stalks, from , and Latin caulis, caulis, a stem, a stalk, from Greek<br />

καυλος, kaulos, stem, stalk.<br />

lamprospermus <strong>with</strong> shining seeds, from seed to shining seed.<br />

lampyri- lampyrid, lampyris, -lampyris Greek a glow worm<br />

lan, lana, lani, lano Latin wool

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