leptotes

[Gr. leptos =slender, an allusion to the leaves.] Bot.: A genus of Brazilian Orchids, tribe Epiden drese. The fruit of Leptotes bicolor is used to flavor ice-cream. lěp'-to-thrix, s . [Gr. leptothrix =with fine hair.] Bot.: A genus of confervoid Alge, order Schizomycetes. ( Thomé .) Microscopical parasitic plants. Leptothrix buccal is consists of very delicate transparent filaments. Often found in the buccal mucus of healthy persons, as well as in the inflamed parts in diphtheria, especially in the morning.