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spinosa — L. (full of thorns) fr. spina, a thorn, allied to spica, an ear of 



corn, and -osus. full of; referring to the cortical spines of Aralia spinosa. 

 Spruce — f r. the Ger. Pruse. ' ' so named because it was first known as a 



native of Prussia, or because its sprout-s were used in making spruce 



beer. ' ' The common name of Picea. 

 stellata — L. (covered with stars) fr. the Skt. star; referring to the radiate 



lobes of Quercu-s stellata (minor). 

 Strobus — L. f r. the Gr. arpdfSoc;, a Persian incense-bearing tree, the term 



stobiJiis (a cone or anything twisted) either comes from or gives rise to 



this word. 

 Styraciflna — L. (styrax-flowing) fr. the Gr. orlpa^, the tree, and the L. fluere, 



to How; referring to the juices of Liquicicmbar Stryraciflua. 

 sulcate — L. (furrowed) fr. sulcus, a furrow; referring tu the character of 



the bark or the grooved leaf-petioles of Cari/a laciniusa. ('!) 

 Sumach — fr. the Arabic summacs through the Sp. zumaque, the Fr. suma*, 



and the M. E. sumac. The common name of Rhus. 

 Sycamore — f r. the Gr. (jt'/tor, a fig, and fiopov, the mulberry, through the L. 



sycamorus. Perhaps originally fr. the Heb. shiqmali, the plane tree. The 



common name of Platanun owing to the multiple fruit. 

 sylvatica — L. (belonging to the woods) fr. silva, a forest ; referring to the 



habitat of Nyssa sylvatica. 

 Tacamahac - — f r. the Aztec tecomahiyac in reference to the resin of Bursera 



tomentosa. through the Sp. tamahaca, the Fr. tamahaque, and the E. 



tacamahac. The common name of Populus balsamifera owing to the 



resinous buds. 

 Tamarack — Prob. from the Canadian Indian name for Larix laricina. 

 Thomasii — L. for the surname Thomas, given as a synonym for Ulmus 



racemosa. 

 Thuja — L. L. fr. the Gr. dvia, the common name of an aromatic African tree, 



named from dcu, to perfume. 

 thyoides — L. (Thuja-like) fr. the Gr. Qvia mid. o'iJes, like; referring to the 



resemblance of Chaniaccyparis thynides to Thuja. 

 Tilia — L. (the linden tree), the L. common name. 

 tinctoria — ^ L. (dyed) fr. tingere. to dye; referring to the orange colored dye 



in the inner bark of Quercus velutina. 

 tomentosa — L. (woolly) fr. tomentum, wool, and -osus, full of; refen-ing to 



pubescent leaves of Carya alba. 

 Toxicodendron — L. (poison-wood) fr. toxlcum through the Gr. Tu^moq tr. t6^ov 



a bow, in reference to the ancient use of poisoned arrows, and SivSpov 



a tree, given as a generic name for Bhits vernix. 

 Toxylon — L. L. fr. the Gr. t6^,oi\ bow, and ^v?.ov, wood; a name suggested by 



the use of the wood for bows by the Indians. 

 tremuloides — L. (trembling-like) fr. the Gr. rpifiu and aides, like; refer- 

 ring to the trembling leaves of Populus tremuloides. 

 triancanthos — L. (3-spiiies) fr. the Gr. rpia, three, and a/fartfd, a spine; refer- 

 ring to the branched spines of Gleditsia triancanthos. 

 trifolia — L. (3-leaved) fr. tres (trial) three, and folium, leaf; referring to 



the three leaflets in the compound leaf of Ptelea trifolia. 

 triloba — L. (3-lobed) fr. tria, three, and the Gr. /u3oi;^ lobe; referring to the 



3-lobed cah-x of Asimina triloba. 

 Tsuga — L. L. f r. the Japanese common name of a species of hemlock. 

 Tulip-tree — fr. the L. tulipa (see tulipifera) and tree (see coffee-tree). The 



common name of Liriodendron tulipifera ov.'hig to the showy flowers, 

 tulipifera — L*. L. (tulip-ljearing) fr. the Pers. dulbend, a tulip, and the 



L. ferre, to bear; referring to the tulip-like flowers of Liriodendron 



tulipifera. 

 Tupelo — fr. the N. Am. Indian common name for Nyssa. 

 typhina — L. (cat-tail-like) fr. the Gr. ri'(pi/, (L. Typha) ; referring to the 



hairj' twigs of Ehus typhina. 

 Ulmus — • L. (elm) fr. the common name of the elm. 

 variifolium — L. (various-leaved) fr. various, changeable, and folium, leaf; 



referring to the several types of leaves of Sassafras variifolium. 



