Legume, a simple pod which dehisces in two pieces, like that of the Pea, [122].
Leguminous, belonging to legumes, or to the Leguminous Family.
Lenticular, lens-shaped; i. e. flattish and convex on both sides.
Lappaceous, bur-like.
Lasio, Greek for woolly or hairy, as Lasianthus, woolly-flowered.
Lateritious, brick-colored.
Laticiferous, containing latex, [135].
Latus, Latin for broad, as Latifolius, broad-leaved.
Leaf-scar, Leaf-stalk, petiole.
Lenticels, lenticular dots on young bark.