Defn: Like a lion; fierce. [Obs.] Milton.
LION'S EAR
Li"on's ear`. (Bot.)
Defn: A name given in Western South America to certain plants with shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of Culcitium, and Espeletia.
LION'S FOOT Li"on's foot`. (Bot.) (a) A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes, of which several species are found in the United States. (b) The edelweiss.
LIONSHIP
Li"on*ship, n.
Defn: The state of being a lion.
LION'S LEAF
Li"on's leaf`. (Bot.)
Defn: A South European plant of the genus Leontice (L. leontopetalum), the tuberous roots of which contain so much alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap.
LION'S TAIL
Li"on's tail`. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of labiate plants (Leonurus); — so called from a fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a lion's tail. L. Cardiaca is the common motherwort.