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lesquerella
[ les-kuh-rel-uh, ley-kuh- ]
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lesquerella1
First recorded in 1900–05; from New Latin, named after Leo Lesquereux (1806–89), Swiss-born U.S. paleobotanist; -ella
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