Lunate, crescent-shaped. Lunulate, diminutive of lunate.

Lupuline, like hops.

Lusus, Latin for a sport or abnormal variation.

Luteolus, yellowish; diminutive of

Luteus, Latin for yellow. Lutescent, verging to yellow.

Lyrate, lyre-shaped; a pinnatifid leaf of an obovate or spatulate outline, the end-lobe large and roundish, and the lower lobes small, as in fig. [149].

Macros, Greek for long, sometimes also used for large: thus Macrophyllous, long or large-leaved, &c.

Macrospore, the large kind of spore, when there are two kinds, [160], [161].

Maculate, spotted or blotched.

Male (flowers or plants), having stamens but no pistil.