202 NAIVIES OF PLANTS. 



rep'tans ; creeping. 



reticula'ta, from reticulum, a little net; reticulated, or 



finely netted ; as may be observed in the veining of 



any leaf of a dicotyledonous (or two seed-leaved) 



plant if held to the light. 

 rhamnifo'lius ; Khamnus- or buckthorn-leaved, 

 rig'idum ; rigid, stiff. Ex. Aspidium rigidum, or Lastrea 



rigida. 

 ripa ria, from riim, the bank of a stream ; pertaining to the 



banks of streams. 

 rivula'ris, rivulus, a small brook ; pertaining to small 



brooks, 

 ro'seus ; rose-coloured, 

 rosmarinifo'lia ; rosemary-leaved, 

 rotundifo'lius ; round-leaved, 

 rubella; reddish, 

 ru'ber, ru'bra, ru'brum ; red. 

 rubigino'sa ; the colour of rust. A name given by Linneus 



to a species of Kose, from the rusty appearance of 



the leaves, 

 rudera le, from ntdits, rubbish ; pertaining to old rubbish 



of buildings, as plaster, broken stones, &c. 

 rufes'cens ; reddish, 

 ru'fus ; red. 

 rupes'tris, from rapes, a rock ; pertaining to rocks. 



S. 



sacchara'tus ; sugary. (Saccharon, sugar, of Dioscorides 



and Pliny.) 

 sagittifo'lia ; arrow-leaved; sagitta, an arrow, 

 salicifo'lia ; Salix-leaved. (Salix; willow.) 

 salig'na ; willow-like, given to a species of Lactuca (or 



lettuce), having narrow leaves. 



