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les•que•rel•la
(les′kə rel′ə, lā′kə-),USA pronunciation n.
- any of various plants of the genus Lesquerella, of the mustard family, having rosettes of simple, hairy leaves, small yellow flowers, and inflated pods, and yielding a seed oil similar to castor oil. Also called bladderpod.
- Neo-Latin, named after Leo Lesquereux (died 1889), Swiss-born U.south, southern. paleobotanist; see -ella
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