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A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla. Wood.

An American genus (Rhexia) of perennial herbs, with opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple), with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the order Melastomaceæ inhabiting a temperate clime.

To leave out of account; to omit. [Obs.] Defaulting unnecessary and partial discourses. Hales.

Deprived of leaves, as by their natural fall.

The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.

ps; -- said of a cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they leave the center; -- termed also on degrees.

Situated or growing under water, as leaves; submersed.

To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from a place or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; -- often with from before the place, person, or thing left, and for or to before the destination. I will depart to mine own land. Num. x. 30. Ere thou from hence depart. Milton. He which hath no stomach to…

To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country. "The deserted fortress." Prescott.

whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion.

To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.

or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of. In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. Ps. cxli. 8. Totally destitute of all shadow of influence. Burke.

A tendency of leaves or other organs of plants to have their dorsal surface faced towards the rays of light.

inella (the only species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile oil of the leaves is highly inflammable.

A plant with netveined leaves, and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenæ, proposed by Lindley for the orders Dioscoreaceæ, Smilaceæ, Trilliaceæ, etc.

, to difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion; difform leaves. The unequal refractions of difform rays. Sir I. Newton.

The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc.

Leave to depart; a dismissing. [Obs.] Barrow.

Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting leave to depart. Letters dimissory (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese, and recommending him for reception there. Hook.

Having two leaves, as a calyx, etc.