478 A COMPENDIUM OF 
flower, consisting of filaments and anthers 
which contain the pollen. : 
Staminate—stam’-i-nat; flowers bearing ‘sta- 
mens, 
Starch—(Ger. starke, strength, stiffness; Gzelic 
stalc, to stiffen). A substance white and 
granular obtained from potatoes, grain and 
other vegetable substances. 
Sternutatory—ster’-nu-ta’-ter-i (Lat. sternuto, 
I sneeze). Any drug that has the power to 
cause sneezing. 
Stigma—stig’-ma (Lat. and Gr. stigma, a mark 
burned in; a mark made with a sharp pointed 
instrument; from the Gr, stizo, 1 mark with 
points). The upper portion of the pistil on 
which the pollen falls. 
Stipule—stip’-ul (Lat. stipula, a stem, a stalk). 
A leaflet on an immature leaf at the base of 
the leaf. 
Stole—stol, also Stolen (Lat. stolo, a twig or 
shoot springing from the stock of a tree). A 
trailing branch thrown off from the summit 
of the root and taking root at intervals, com- 
monly known as a sucker. 
Stomata—sto’-ma-ta (Gr. stoma, a mouth; sto- 
mata, mouths). Minute openings found on 
the under surfaces of the leaves, etc. 
Strobile—strob’-il, also Strobilus (Gr. strob- 
tlos, in shape like a top). A number of fruits 
in form of a cone, as the pine cone, hop, etc, 
Style—stil (Lat. stylus, a stake, a style for 
writing). Thread or stalk between the ovary 
and stigma composing the larger portion of 
the pistil. 
