LacerateIrregularly divided by deep incisions
LaciniateCut deeply into narrow jagged segments
Lamellae; LamellaA thin plate-like structure
Lanate Covered with long, soft, dense and curled and matted erect hairs, wooly
LanceA long straight object, sharpened to a point
Lanceolate Narrow pointed leaf, wider at the base or bottom, tapering to a point at the apex or tip
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Lanuginous; lanuginoseWooly or cottony, with hairs somewhat shorter than lanate
LateralOn the side of a structure or at the nodes of axis
Lax; laxlyLoose or widely spaced; lacking in rigor, strictness or firmness
Leaf BaseThe portion of a leaf where the petiole attaches to the leaf
Leaf IncisionThe depth of the blade/leaf margin indentions to the umbo or central point of the leaf
Leaf OpposedWith two leaves at one node, each on the opposite side of the axis from the other
Leaf TipLeaf tip (apex) types are determined by the angle they form, by the pointedness of the tip, and by the curving either convex or concave towards the tip
LeafletA small leaf or a leaf-like part
LenticelOne of many raised, lens-shaped, porous tissues, in a stem or fruit
Lepidote Covered with small scales
Liana Woody vine plant that grows on the trunks and branches of trees
Lianescent BegoniasPlants that climb, supported by adventitious roots, different from less efficient climbing scandent plants where they grow upwards using any nearby supports
Ligneous Woody; consisting of or having the texture or appearance of wood
Linear Very narrow in relation to its length, with its sides mostly parallel to each other
Lobe; lobate; lobulate; lobedWith sinuses (incisions) less than halfway (usually within the first third) from the margin to the umbo
Locule A chamber or cavity within a flower’s ovary
Long Acuminate ApexA leaf apex that starts out straight or convex then changes to concave and gradually comes to a point and the angle it makes is less than 60 degrees. If the angle is more than 90 degrees that it is a short acuminate apex
Long-ciliate Bearing long cilia
Lorate A leaf that is strap-shaped with obtuse apex
Lunate Shaped like the moon in its first or last quarter when it appears to have one concave edge and on convex edge