BOTANIC MATERIA MEDICA, 475 
Sessile—ses’-sil(Lat. sessilis, of or belonging to 
sitting; from sedio, I sit). Applied to a leaf 
without a stem or petiole. 
Seta—se’-ta. plural Setz (Lat. seta, a stiff or 
thick hair). The awn or beard of grasses, 
wheat, etc. 
Setose—se’-tos, also Setores (Lat. setosus, 
bristly, from se¢a, a bristle). Covered or be- 
set with bristles, as in the thistle. 
Shaddock—shad’-dok (gets the name froma 
West Indian trader, Captain Shaddock), A 
large fruit resembling the orange in appear- 
ance, and classed in the same natural order. 
Sialagogue—si-al’-a-gog (Fr. sialagogue, prob- 
ably from the Gr. szalon, saliva, and ago, I 
lead). Any medicine which increases the 
flow of saliva or spittle. 
Silicle—sil’-i-kl, also Silicula (Lat. sélicula, a 
little pod, from s7/igua, a pod or husk). Ap- 
plied to a pod whose breadth almost equals 
the length. 
Silique—sil’-lik, also Siliqua (Lat. séligua, a 
pod or husk). This differs from the silicle by 
being many times longer than broad, as in 
the cabbage, turnip, etc. 
Sinapism—sin’-a-pizm (Lat. and Gr. sinapz, 
mustard). A mustard poultice or plaster. 
Solanum—so-la’-num (Lat. solanum, night 
shade). One of the botanical names of the. 
potato and bitter-sweet, etc.; many of the 
order are very poisonous, 
Somniferous—som-nif’-er-us (Lat. sommnus, 
sleep, and fero, I bring). Causing sleep, one 
of the botanical names of the poppy papaver 
somniferum, 
