Labiate. Lipped; belonging to the Labiatæ.
Lacerate. Irregularly cleft as if torn.
Laciniate. Slashed; cut into narrow pointed lobes.
Lamella. A thin flat plate or laterally flattened ridge.
Lanceolate. Shaped like a lance-head, broadest above the base and narrowed to the apex.
Lateral. Belonging to or borne on the side.
Lax. Loose and slender.
Leaflet. A single division of a compound leaf.
Legume. The fruit of the Leguminosæ, formed of a simple pistil and usually dehiscent by both sutures.
Leguminous. Pertaining to a legume or to the Leguminosæ.