Syncyte 



systematic 



with coalesced cotyledons; Syn'cyte, 

 Syncyt'ium (KVTIS, a small box), a 

 structure derived from the more or 

 less complete absorption of the cell- 

 walls, which places their lumina in 

 direct contact. 



syned'ral, syned'rous, -drus (crwedpos, 

 of the same seat), growing on the 

 angles. 



Syne'ma (ffvv, with, vrj/j.a, a thread), 

 (1) the column of monadelphous sta- 

 mens, as in Malvaceae ; (2) J that 

 part of the column of an Orchid 

 which represents the filament of 

 the stamens (Lindley) ; Syner'gids, 

 Symr'gidae (ffwtpyos, an assistant), 

 the two nuclei of the upper end 

 of the embryo sac, which with the 

 third (the oosphere) constitute the 

 egg-apparatus. 



Syn'gamete (<rvv, with, + GAMETE), 

 C. Macmillan's expression for the 

 cell which arises from the fusion 

 of two gametes ; cf. OOSPERM, 

 ZYGOTE ; Syngenes'ia (ytveiris, be- 

 ginning), a Linnean class, with 

 flowers having united anthers, 

 Compositae ; syngenes'icus = syn- 

 genes'ious, syngenes'us, (1) with 

 anthers cohering in a ring ; (2) 

 belonging to the order Compositae ; 

 Syn'grammae (ypdfj.fj.a, an outline), 

 Diatoms with linear symmetry (0. 

 Mueller) ; Syncnor'ion J (xfytov, 

 foetal membrane), Mirbel's name 

 for CARCERULE ; synoch'reate ( + 

 OCREA), having opposite united 

 stipules which enclose the stem in 

 a sheath ; synoe'cious (otKos,ahouse), 

 havingantheridia and archegonia in 

 one inflorescence ; bryologists seem 

 to prefer the form synoi'cous. 



Syn'onym (CTWUVV/JLOS, having the same 

 name), a superseded or unused 

 name ; Synon'ymy, all that relates 

 to synonyms. 



Synoph'thy, the corrected abbrevia- 

 tion of " Synophthal'my " (<rvv, 

 with, 6<f>9a\fj.6s, an eye), see next ; 

 Moquin-Tandon's term for adhe- 

 sion of (1) embryos ; (2) buds ; Syn- 

 opb'ty (deriv. , see last) ; Synopn'yty 

 (Crozier), = SYNOPHTHY. 



Synop'sis (VVVO-^LS, a glance), a con- 

 densed description of a genus or 

 other group of plants, 

 synpet'alous (avv, with, ireTa.\ov, a 

 flower leaf), = gamopetalous ; 

 synorhi'zus (pifa, a root), having a 

 radicle whose point is united to 

 the albumen ; synsep'alous, -lus 

 ( + SEP ALUM), gamosepalous, the 

 sepals coalescent ; synsper'mous, 

 adj. of Synsper'my (a-rrep/j.a, a seed), 

 the union of several seeds ; syn- 

 spor'ous (ffTTopa, a seed), "pro- 

 pagating by conjugations of cells, 

 as in Algae " (Stormonth) ; syn- 

 stigmat'icus (o-ri-y/xa, a point), when 

 a pollen-mass is furnished with a 

 retinaculum by which it adheres to 

 the stigma, as in Orchids, 

 syntac'tic (a-wraKTiKos, putting to- 

 gether), used of irregularity which 

 is zygomorphic (Pax). 

 Syntag'ma, pi. Syntag'mata (crvv, 

 with, ray/Ma, an array), Pfeffer's 

 term for bodies built up of TAG- 

 MATA, themselves aggregations of 

 MOLECULES ; syntep'alous ( + TEP- 

 ALDM), the tepals united ; syntro- 

 ph'icus (rpofiii, food), epiphytic ; 

 Syntroph'ism and Syntroph'y, the 

 antagonistic symbiosis of Lichen 

 with Lichen ; Syn'trophs, ' ' Lodgers" 

 in Lichens ; Synzyg'ia J (ivyos, a 

 yoke), the point of contact of op- 

 posite cotyledons. 

 Sy'phon, = SIPHON. 

 Syring'in, a substance occurring in 

 Syringa, the Lilac ; syringi'nus, 

 lilac-coloured, a light purple. 

 Syringoden'dron, used by palaeo- 

 botanists for old or partially de- 

 corticated sigillarian stems ; the 

 name was formerly generic. 

 Systellopny'tum (owreXXw, I wrap 

 closely, (pvrbv, a plant), when a 

 persistent calyx appears to form 

 part of the fruit. 



Sys'tem (ffva-T-r]fj.a, a composition), a 

 scheme of classification ; syste- 

 matic, systemat'icus, relating to 

 system ; ~ Bot'any, the study of 

 plants in their mutual relationships 

 and taxonomic arrangement. 



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