Lesquerella

Lesquerella
noun
genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods
• Syn: ↑genus Lesquerella
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Meronyms: ↑bladderpod

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\\ˌleskəˈrelə, ˌlāk-\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Leo Lesquereux died 1889 Swiss paleobotanist in United States + New Latin -ella
: a genus of low annual or perennial American herbs (family Cruciferae) having stellate pubescence, simple leaves, yellow racemose flowers, and inflated pods — see bladderpod

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/les'keuh rel"euh, lay'keuh-/, n.
any of various plants of the genus Lesquerella, of the mustard family, having rosettes of simple, hairy leaves, small yellow flowers, and inflated pods, and yielding a seed oil similar to castor oil. Also called bladderpod.
[ < NL, named after Leo Lesquereux (d. 1889), Swiss-born U.S. paleobotanist; see -ELLA]

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