leonurus

[Gr. leōn =a lion, and our a =tail, referring to the form of the flower spike.] Bot.: Motherworts; a genus of Labiates, family Lamide. They have a tubular five to ten-ribbed calyx; a two-lipped corolla, the upper one flat, entire, and hairy, the lower one patent, trifid; the anther cells nearly parallel. Ten are known. Leon urus cardiac a , a pale roseate, mint-like flower, is given in chest complaints. leopard, *leop-art, *lib-bard, s . [Fr. léopard , from Lat. leopard us ; Gr. leopardos = leon to par dos , from leon (gen it. leontos )=a lion, and pardos =a pard, from the animal being supposed to be a cro between a pard or panther and a lione ; Sp., Port., & Ital. leopardo .] Zool.: Felis pard us , sometimes called the panther (q. v.)-" the pard" of Elizabeth an writers. It has been known from early historical times, and has a wide geographical range, being found throughout the African continent, the whole of the South of Asia, and in Ceylon, Java, Sumatra, and Borneo. It ranks third in importance in the family Felidse; varying in length from 3%-4% feet; tail measurement 24-3 feet, height at shoulder about 30 inches, but larger and smaller specimens have been met with. Color, pale fawn to rufous-buff, thickly studded with dark rosette-shaped spots, which unite and form bands on the medio-dorsal line, the hind quarters, and legs; the tail is covered with similar spots; white beneath and on the inside of the limbs. The leopard is fierce and bloodthirsty, often killing far more than it can devour, either from love of slaughter or for the sake of the fresh blood, and lies in ambush for or steals stealthily on its prey, which consists of almost any animal it can overcome, though it is said to evince a preference for the flesh of dogs, and, strange to say, for that of persons suffering from small-pox. In India it often attacks known of "man-eating" leopards. women and children, and instances have been