leptome ria

[Gr. leptome res =composed of small particles; pref. lep to-, and meros =a part.] Bot.: A genus of Santa laceæ, consisting of shrubs with a certain resemblance to broom. About twenty species are known; they are from Australia. Leptome ria billardieri , a broom-like Tasmanian plant, has an acid fruit well fitted to allay thirst sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. lep to meningitis