408 GLOSSARY. 



Spadix. An elongated receptacle of flowers, commonly proceeding from a 



spathe ; as in Arum tripliyllum. Med. Bot. PI. 4. 

 Spalhe. A sheathing caiyx opening lengthwise on one side, and consisting of 



one or more valves. See Spadix. 

 Spatulate, or spathulate. Obtuse or large at the end, and gradually tapering 



into a stalk at base ; as in the leaves of Statice Caroiiniana. Med. Bot. 



PI. 25. 

 Species. A group or subdivision of plants agreeing with each other not only 



in their fructification, but in al'. other essential and permanent parts ; 



and always reproducing the same kind. 

 Specific. Belonging to a species only. 

 Spike. A kind of inflorescence in which the flowers are sessile or nearly so 



on the sides of a long peduncle. 

 Spikelet. A small spike. 

 Spindle shaped. See Fusiform. 



Spine. A thorn, or sharp process growing from the wood. 

 Spur. A sharp hollo >v projection from a flower, commonly the nectary. 

 Squamiform. Scale shaped. 



Srjuarrose or squarrous. Ragged. Having reflected or divergent scales. 

 Stamen. The part of the flower on which the Linnajan classes are founded. 



It commonly consists of the filament or stalk, and the anther which 



contains the pollen. 



StaminHle. Having stamens, but no pistils. 

 Slfiudard. See Banner. 

 Stellate. Like a star. 



Stem. A general supporter of leaves, flowers and fruit. 

 Stemless. Having no stem properly so called, but only a scape. 

 Sterile. Barren. 



Stigma. The summit or extremity of the pistil. 

 Stipe. The stem of a fern or fungus ; also the stem of the down of seeds ; 



also a particular stalk of germs, seeds fee., which is superadded to the 



pedicel ; as in Coplis trifolia. Med. Bot. PI. 5. 

 Stipitate. Supported by a stipe. 



Stipule. A leafy appendage situated at the base oi petioles or leaves. 

 Slipular. Belonging to stipules. 

 Stoloniferous. Having scions or running shoots. 

 Striate. Marked with fine parallel lines. 

 Slrigose. Bristly. 

 Strobile. A cone ; an ament with woody or rigid scales, as in the fruit of 



pines, firs, fee. 



Stijlt. The part of the pistil which is between the germ and stigma. 

 Sub. A particle prefixed to various terms, to imply the existence of a quali- 

 ty in a diminutive or inferior degree, as 

 Snbacute. Somewhat acute. Less than acute, fee. 

 Subsessile. Nearly sessile. 

 Subserrate. Slightly serrate fee. 



Subulate. Awl shaped. Narrow, stiff and sharp pointed. 

 Succulent. Juicy. 



Sucker. A shoot from the root, or lower part of the stem. 

 Suffruticose. Somewhat shrubby. Shrubby at base. 

 Su/cnte. Furrowed. 



Supradecompound. More than decompound. Many times subdivided. 

 Suture. The line or seam formed by the junction of two valves of a seed 



vessel. 



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Tendril. A filiform appendage of certain vines, which supports them by 



twining round other objects. 

 Terete. Round, cylindrical. 

 Terminal. Extreme, situated at the end. 



