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.