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lotos, loti n., lotus, loti n. Latin noun, lotus, the flower of forgetfulness; water lily; trefoil; nettle-tree, pipe<br />

from it; also lous, loi n.<br />

lotifolius lotus-leaved<br />

lotoides resembling Bird’s-foot trefoil, Lotus.<br />

Lotus Lo'tus (LO-tus) from Latin & Greek name used for several plants; Latin lotus, from Greek λωτός, lōtos,<br />

from Hebrew lōt myrrh, possibly in part from Egyptian. Lotus was the fruit in legendary Greek history eaten by the<br />

Lotophagi and supposed to cause a state of dreamy content and complete forgetfulness of home and friends. Lotus<br />

also referred to trees <strong>with</strong> hard, black wood (Celtis australis, Diospyros Lotus), various water-lilies of Asia and<br />

Egypt, the plant treated symbolically in Hindu and Buddhist thought, and a clover or trefoil eaten by horses<br />

mentioned by Homer.<br />

louisianacus -a -um<br />

louḯza from Greek λουΐζα, lemon verbena.<br />

Lloydia for Edward Lloyd (Lhwyd in Welsh) (1660–1709), curator of the Oxford Museum, who first found<br />

Lloydia serotina in the mountains of Wales<br />

lox, loxo Greek slanting, oblique<br />

loxensis from Loxa or Loja in Ecuador.<br />

loxocarpus bearing crooked fruits.<br />

lubric Latin smooth, slippery<br />

lubricus slippery slimy,<br />

luc, luci Latin light; a grove<br />

lucan Late Latin a kind of beetle<br />

lucens <strong>with</strong> a shining surface.<br />

lucern, lucerna Latin a lamp<br />

luc-i, lucid, lucid- Latin light; clear, shining, referring to light; bright, clear, lustrous<br />

luci-, lucio, lucius Latin the pike<br />

lucidulus -a -um somewhat shining, clear, from Latin lucid, bright, shining, clear, transparent and -ulus,<br />

diminutive suffix for adjectives<br />

lucidus -a -um lu'cidus (LOO-si-dus) shining, glistening, reflecting, from Latin lucid, bright, shining, clear,<br />

transparent<br />

lucifugus light-avoiding, growing in deep shade.<br />

luco Greek a wolf<br />

lucorum of the groves or open woods, wood-loving, from Latin noun lucus, luci m., grove or wood, often<br />

sacred (genitive plural).<br />

lucr- Latin gain, profit, from lucrum, lucri n., Latin noun gain, profit; avarice<br />

luct- Latin struggle, wrestle, from Latin verb, luctor, luctari, luctatus sum, to wrestle; struggle; fight against<br />

luctuos-, lugens, lugubris Latin mournful, sorrowful<br />

luctuos-, luctuosus -a -um mourning, sad, from Latin adjective luctuosus -a -um, mournful; grievous; from<br />

noun luctus, luctus m., grief, sorrow, lamentation, mourning; cause of grief<br />

lucus, -lucus Latin a grove from noun lucus, luci m., grove or wood, often sacred (genitive plural); a light<br />

lucy-brauniae<br />

lud-, ludi, ludicr Latin play<br />

ludlowii for Frank Ludlow (1885-1972), British teacher and plant collector in Tibet<br />

ludovic- referring to one of the later King Louis (the x-teenth), and, by extension to the Louisiana Territory<br />

(Louisana Purchase) or the State of Louisiana, which was named after King Louis. French Louis becomes<br />

Ludvig in Latin, and Ludovic in German, said to mean famous warrior, or famous fighter.<br />

ludoviciana ludovicia'na (loo-doe-vis-ee-AY-na, or classically loo-do-vik-ee-AH-na) of Louisiana, or St. Louis,<br />

the western USA at that time; a reference to King Louis XIV (named by La Salle), and by extension, to the<br />

Louisiana Territory (or Louisiana Purchase) or a reference to the State of Louisiana, which was named after King<br />

Louis. French Louis becomes Ludvig in Latin, and Ludovic in German, said to mean famous warrior, or famous<br />

fighter.<br />

Ludwigia Ludwig'ia (lud-VIG-ee-a, casually lud-WIJ-ee-a) Sometimes seen as Ludvigia. New Latin, from<br />

Christian G. Ludwig, died 1773, German botanist, and New Latin –ia. (Onagraceae)<br />

lue-, lues Latin a plague, from the noun lues, luis f., plague, pestilence; scourge, affliction.<br />

lugens- mourning, sad, from the Latin verb lugeo, lugere, luxi, luctus, mourn, grieve over; bewail, lament; be<br />

in mourning

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