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Staminate. — With or pertaining to stamens. 



Stigma. — The sticky portion of the pistil, usually tenninal, upon which the 



pollen is deposited (fig. 91). 

 Stipe. — A stalk. 

 Stipitate. — Possessing a stipe. 

 Stipule. — An appendage at the base of the petiole of a leaf; normally occurring 



in pairs (fig. 92). 

 Stoloniferous. — Producing runners from the base. 

 Style. — The part of the pistil connecting the stigma and the ovary. Generally 



it is attenuated (fig. 91). 

 Style-appendages. — Petaloid wings on the styles of Iris. 

 SuBCORDATE. — Somewhat heart-shaped (fig. 93). 

 SuBGLOBOsB. — Almost spherical. 

 SuBTENP. — To come out below. 

 Subulate. — Shaped like an awl (fig. 94). 



Sfigma 

 Style 



Stipule 



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Figure 91. 



Figure 92. 



Figure 93. 



Figure 94. 



Tomentose. — Densely woolly. 



Tree. — A large single-stemmed woody plant; has been defined as being over 6 



meters tall and over 1 decimeter in diameter. 

 Truncate. — Ending abruptly as if cut off (fig. 95). 

 Tubercle. — An enlarged, persistent style base often found on the .summit of 



the fruits of sedges (fig. 96). 

 Turbinate. — Top-shaped or conidal with the broad end uppermost (fig. 97). 

 Umbel. — A type of flat-topped flower cluster (fig. 98). 



Figure 95. 



Figure 96. 



Figure 97. 



Figure 98. 



Undulate. — With a wavy margin (fig. 99) . 

 Villous. — Possessing long soft hairs. 



Whorl. — An arrangement of leaves or other parts in which they come off several 

 at the same level around the stem (fig. 100). 



Figure 99. 



Figure 100. 



