LOBELET
Lobe"let, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A small lobe; a lobule.
LOBELIA
Lo*be"li*a, n. Etym: [NL. So called from Lobel, botanist to King
James I.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants, including a great number of species. Lobelia inflata, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant, etc. L. cardinalis is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color of its flowers.
LOBELIACEOUS
Lo*be`li*a"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants of which the genus Lobelia is the type.
LOBELIN
Lo*be"lin, n. (Med.)
Defn: A yellowish green resin from Lobelia, used as an emetic and diaphoretic.
LOBELINE
Lo*be"line, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A poisonous narcotic alkaloid extracted from the leaves of Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata) as a yellow oil, having a tobaccolike taste and odor.