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Definition of Leonotis
1. Noun. Small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Cape Dagga, Dagga, Leonotis Leonurus, Red Dagga, Wilde Dagga, Leonotis Nepetaefolia, Leonotis Nepetifolia, Lion's-ear
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leonotis
Literary usage of Leonotis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publication by Field Columbian Museum (1902)
""East India Thyme." In a dry, rocky place along a road at the east end; locally
abundant. June (no num.), March (Mrs. R. 224): Eggers Fl. 638. 835. leonotis ..."
2. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"... to the towns in small parcels containing a pound or less. The statement that
the seeds are used for killing vermin appears to be a mistake. leonotis ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1910)
"The three plants mentioned as the most important snake-bite remedies are leonotis
ovata (Dutch, " Klip dogga"). leonotis Leonurus (Kaffir ..."
4. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Catmint-leaved leonotis. Nat. of the East Indies. Introd. ... Narrow-leaved leonotis.
Lion's-tail. Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Cult. ..."
5. Medical lexicon by Robley Dunglison (1851)
"In the eastern districts of the Cape Colony, leonotis ova'ta is used for the same
purpose. LEONTI'ASIS, Leon'tion, ..."
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