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spu'rius ; not genuine. 



squaridus ; squalid, inelegant, ngl}'. 



squaiTo'sus ; squarrose, i. e. covered with processes spread- 

 ing at right angles, or in a greater degree. Juncus 

 squarrosus. 



stagni'na; pertaining to stagnant water. Viola stagnina, 

 inhabits bogs and fens. 



stella'ris ; starr}^ Saxifraga stellaris, stella, a star. 



stella'tnm ; arranged like a star. 



stellig^erum ; star-bearing. 



stellula'ta ; arranged somewhat like a star. 



ster'ilis; barren. 



stipula'ris; remarkable as to the stipules. Stipules are 

 those appendages at the base of the leaf-stalks which 

 are like little leaves. In many plants they are 

 wanting; in some they are small, in others large, 

 while in some cases they supply the place of leaves 

 altogether, as in LathjTus Aphaca, which has no true 

 , leaves, but large stipules, the leaves being repre- 

 sented by tendrils onl}^ 



stria'tum; streaked. 



stric'tus ; growing erect, conspicuousl3\ 



strigo'sus ; strigose, i. e. covered with rough, strong, 

 adpressed hairs. 



suberec'tus; not quite erect, but nearly; suh, under, or 

 slightly erect. 



subero'sa; suberous, i.e. of a corky texture (from suber, 

 the cork oak). 



submer'sum ; submerged. 



subterra'neum ; subterranean ; applied to a species of Tre- 

 foil, on account of a peculiarity in the ripening of its 

 fruit, a description of which may be found in all 

 hand-books. 



subula'ta, from suhida, an awl; subulate, i.e. awl-shaped. 



