Segment ^j'f, gjj'|g One of the divisions, as of a leaf. 

 Sepal %)\- A segment of the calyx. 

 Septate MMM Divided by a partition. 



Scpticidal 'M\nW\\${ When a capsule dehisces along a septum. 

 Septum (pi. septa) |Sg|$: A partition, as between the cells of a capsule. 

 Sericeous If] t, $|jg; Covered with close-pressed silky hairs. 

 Serrate M\^\K Notched or toothed on the edge like a saw. 

 Serrations ^hif Serrate teeth. 

 Serrulate Finely serrate. 



Sessile fe|fj Without a stalk. 

 Seta (pi. setae) Hfl^jj A bristle. 

 Setaceous M%\K Bristle- like. 

 Setose WM^ Bristly. 



Sheath Iff, f$ Tubular or rolled part of an organ, e.g. the basal part of a grass leaf . 

 Shrub jgiyfc A woody plant smaller than a tree and without a main stem. 

 Shrubby : M^\k Like a shrub. 



Sihcle ^m A short pod, not much longer than wide, as in some Crucifcrae. 

 Silique -|> fr'j The typical long pod of many Cruciferae, several times longer than broad. 

 Silky Ifilic Sericeous, glossy. 

 Silvery ggfe Shining white or shining gray. 

 Simple r\\$fy Of one piece. 

 Simple leaf J\{fc A leaf with one blade. 

 Sinuate m : £t\k With a wavy margin. 



Sinus i?'})^ The angle between the segments of a cleft organ, as a leaf, a calyx or 

 a corolla. 



Smooth ¥ffi Not rough, without hairs. 



Solitary fji^r Single. 



Soriferous -M<Mffi Bearing sori. 



Sorus (pi. sori) ^gj A cluster of sporangia in ferns. 



S/>fl<fct rAWfctf A fleshy spike. 



Spathaceous, spathate VA-H'Mitl Spathe-bearing. 



Spat he f'Wf-pE A large sheathing bract enclosing a spadix. 



Spatulatc, spathulate !1^ Shaped like a spatula, oblong but narrower at the base. 



Species g A category of classification lower than a genus, the individuals of which 



do or may interbreed. 

 Spicate M\k Like a spike. 

 Spiciform MR With the form of a spike. 

 Spiculate, spiculiferous ^M%\ Covered with sharp points. 



Spike tLlWJtPf An inflorescence on an indefinitely elongating axis with sessile flowers. 

 Spikelet /b|§ A secondary spike in Cyperaceae; a cluster of one or more flowers 



subtended by a pair of glumes in Gramineae. 

 Spine <{!ij A sharp-pointed woody hardened body, usually a modified branch. 

 Spinescent $\\it Ending in a spine. 

 Spinulose -JL/jMjiij With small spines. 

 Spiny J.\M Having spines. 

 Spongy <',' ;)• Like a sponge. 



Sporangiophore T'-Mi'j A stalk bearing a sporangium. 

 Sporangium (pi. sporangia) ~{'\i A spore-case in ferns. 



Spore {'\i {■ A cell, in cryptogams, which becomes free and functions like a seed 



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