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leptoneurus having fine nerves or veins, from Greek leptos, slender, thin small weak, and neuron, a sinew,<br />

nerve<br />

leptopetalon Leontopetalon.<br />

leptopetalus thin-petaled<br />

leptophlyctis having blistered leaves, from Greek λεπτός, fine, small, thin, delicate, and φλύκταινα, ή, φλίω,<br />

a rising on the toe skin, a blister, a pustule.<br />

leptophyllus thin-leaved, <strong>with</strong> slender or thin leaves.<br />

Leptopoda from Greek λεπτός, leptos, slender, and πούς, pous, foot, referring to the elongated peduncles.<br />

(Compositae)<br />

leptopus, leptopodi thin-stalked or slender-stalked<br />

leptorrhyachis finely ribbed.<br />

leptorrhizus <strong>with</strong> slender rhizomes, <strong>with</strong> fine, thin roots, from , and ῥίζα, rhiza, root.<br />

leptosepalus thin-sepaled, <strong>with</strong> fine, thin sepals.<br />

Leptosiphon, leptosiphon leptosiphus Leptosi'phon (lep-toe-SY-fon) <strong>with</strong> fine thin tubes.<br />

leptospadix <strong>with</strong> fine club-like inflorescence.<br />

Leptospermum from Greek leptos, slender, and σπερµα, sperma, seed<br />

leptostachys, leptostachyus -a -um <strong>with</strong> thin or slender spikes, from Greek leptos, adjective, thin, slender,<br />

delicate, narrow, -o- connective vowel in botanical Latin, and σταχυς, stakhys, noun, spike; ear of grain (corn).<br />

Leptosyne Leptosy'ne (lep-toe-SY-nee) from leptos, slender, fine and -osyne Greek suffix forming abstract nouns<br />

indicating a special feature used <strong>with</strong> an adjectival base.<br />

Leptotes from leptos, slender, fine and -otes Greek suffix forming abstract nouns indicating a special feature<br />

used <strong>with</strong> an adjectival base.<br />

lepturoides lepturus-like<br />

Lepturus (Gramineae)<br />

Lepuropetalon from Greek λέπυρον, lepuron, and πέταλον, petalon, a petal. (Saxifragaceae)<br />

lepus, -lepus Latin a hare<br />

lepyr, -o, lepyrum Greek a shell, husk<br />

Lepyrodiclis Greek lepyron, rind or husk, and diklis, double-folding, alluding to two-valved capsule<br />

lere, lerem, leresi Greek idle talk<br />

lertum a vegetable.<br />

lesbis -is -e from Lesvos (Lesbos) Greece, home of Sappho, 610-580 BC, poetess whose writing gave rise to<br />

the concept of the lesbian.<br />

lesi- Latin hurt<br />

Lespedeza (les-pe-DEE-za) New Latin, irregular caused by misreading of the surname (as in Wood 1873)<br />

from V. M. de Zespedes or de Céspedes fl 1785 (or 1790), Spanish governor of East Florida. The governor<br />

protected Michaux on his travels in Florida, and Michaux honored him <strong>with</strong> a genus name. (Leguminosae)<br />

Lesquerella Lesquerel'la (les-ker-EL-a) New Latin, from Leo Lesquereux died 1889 Swiss paleobotanist in<br />

United States, and -ella, Latin feminine diminutive suffix .<br />

Lessingia Lessin'gia (les-IN-jee-a) for C. F. Lessing (1809–1862), German-born botanist, his nephew K. F.<br />

Lessing, and grandfather G. E. Lessing<br />

lest, lestes, -lestes, lestic, lestr Greek a robber, pirate<br />

lesuerii honoring Swiss born paleobotanist and bryologist Charles Leo Lesquereux (1805-1889).<br />

leth-, letharh, lethi, letho Greek forgetful-ness, oblivion<br />

lethe poppy.<br />

letifer, letifera, letiferum deadly, death-dealing.<br />

leuc, leuc-, leuco Greek white, from λευκο-, leuko-, combining form of λευκός, leukos, white<br />

leuc-, leuca- referring to the color white<br />

leucacanthus, leucocanthus -a -um <strong>with</strong> white thorns, from Greek and ακανθος, akanthos, spiny, thorny.<br />

Leucadendron silver tree<br />

leucadion a plant.<br />

leucani Greek the throat<br />

Leucanthemella from Leucanthemum, a genus name, and -ella, Latin feminine diminutive suffix.<br />

leucanthemifolius -a -um leucanthemifo'lia (lew-kan-the-mi-FO-lee-a) leucanthemum-leaved<br />

Leucanthemum Leucan'themum (lew-KAN-the-mum) New Latin leucanthemum, white flowered, from Greek<br />

λευχος, λευκός, leukhos, leukos, bright, brilliant, clear, white, pale, and ἀνθεµον, anthemon, flower, and –us,<br />

Latinizing suffix, in reference to the large, conspicuous, white rays. (Compositae)

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