Flowers and their friends

by Margaret Warner Morley

Knead, v. To press or squeeze until thoroughly mixed.

L.

Levant, n. The name given to a section of country east of Italy and bordering upon the Mediterranean Sea.

Lime, n. A substance found in the earth and forming the hard part of bones, and also found in the composition of plants.

Liriodendron, n. From two Greek words meaning “lily” and “tree”; a North American tree, also called the tulip tree. Its green and yellow flowers look a little like a tulip.

Lungs, n. Two spongy organs in the chest by means of which the air is used to purify the blood in breathing.

M.

Magnesium, n. A metal, very abundant in sea water and in the earth’s crust. Also found in the composition of animals and some plants.

Mandrake, n. A plant with umbrella-like leaves and a yellow, juicy fruit as large as an egg.

Microscope, n. From two Greek words meaning “small” and “view”; an instrument which magnifies and renders visible bodies too small to be seen by the naked eye.