lasiandra

[Pref. las i (o)-; Gr. aner (gen it. andros ) = a man, a stamen.] Bot . The typical genus of the family Las i and ride (q. v.). The fruit of Lasiandra argentea and some others is used in Brazil for dyeing black. lā-si-ăn-dri-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. lasiandr (a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Bot.: A family of Melas to mads, tribe Melas to meæ. la-si-o-, pref. [ Gr.lasios =hairy, rough, shaggy, woolly.] (For def. see etym.) lasiobotrys