Lion's leaf

Li´on's leaf`

(lī´ŭnz lēf`)

(Bot.) A South European plant of the genus Leontice (Leontice leontopetalum), the tuberous roots of which contain so much alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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