The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromλαγώς“hare”
- English todayhareleaf
From the name of the genus, which is from Ancient Greek λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hareleaf
Today it means: Any plant in the genus Lagophylla- annual flowers of the western US having leaves covered by dense, soft hairs reminiscent of a rabbit's fur. Full definition →
Ancient Greek λαγώς