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To raise; to levy. [Obs.] An army strong she leaved. Spenser.

ice. (Bot.) (a) The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza lepidota. (b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circæzans and G. lanceolatum). (c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose scarlet and black seeds are called black-eyed Susans. Its roots are used as a substitute for those of true licorice (Glycyr…

Small-leaved.

One-leaved; composed of a single leaf; as, a monophyllous involucre or calyx.

An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.

hanter's nightshade. See under Enchanter. -- Stinking nightshade. See Henbane. -- Three-leaved nightshade. See Trillium.

A small-leaved North American tree (Planera aquatica) related to the elm, but having a wingless, nutlike fruit.

Flat-leaved.

Many-leaved; as, a polyphyllous calyx or perianth.

Four-leaved; having the leaves in whorls of four.

A pinnate-leaved palm (Raphia ruffia) native of Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its leafstalks.

A broad-leaved species of garlic (Allium ursinum), common in European gardens; -- called also buckram.

A fleshy-leaved herb (Rhodiola rosea); rosewort; -- so called because the roots have the odor of roses.

A genus of fleshy-leaved plants, of which the houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum) is the commonest species.

A combining form meaning seven; as, septifolious, seven-leaved; septi-lateral, seven-sided.

. [R.] In similative or instrumental relation to a pa. pple. [past participle], as almond-leaved, -scented, etc. New English Dict.

of spike (Chem.), a colorless or yellowish aromatic oil extracted from the European broad-leaved lavender, or aspic (Lavendula Spica), used in artist's varnish and in veterinary medicine. It is often adulterated with oil of turpentine, which it much resembles.

The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers.

A genus of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; -- so called because all the parts of the plant are in threes.

Having three leaves; three-leaved.