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GLOSSARY OP TERM?. 



SUlicle, 154. 



Siliquc, 154. 



SUiguose, having siliques. 



Simple, not divided, branched, or 

 compound. 



Sinuate, having.sinuses at the edge. 



Sinus, a large rounded indentation 

 or cavity. 



Soboljfcrous, producing young- 

 plants from the root. 



Sori, plural ofsorus, small clusters 

 of minute capsules on the back 

 of the fronds of ferns. 



Spadiz,Gt. 



Spathe, a sheathing calyx opening 

 lengthwise on one side, and con- 

 sisting of one or more valves. 



Spatulate or spaOiulatc, obtuse or 

 large at the end, and gradually 

 tapering into a stalk at base. 



Spike, 63. 



Spikclct, a small spike ; as in many 

 of the Grasses. 



Spindle shaped, see Fusiform* 



Spine, 27. 



Spinulose, covered with small 

 spines. 



Sporule, that part in cryplogamous 

 plants which answers to the 

 seed of other plants. 



Spur, a sharp hollow projection 

 from a flower, commonly the 

 nectary. 



Squainjform, scale shaped. 



Squamose, scaly. 



Sguarrose or sqvarrous, ragged, 

 having reflected or divergent 

 scales. 



Staminate, having stamens, but no 

 pistil. 



Standard, see Banner. 



Stellate, like a star. 



Stem, 13. 



Stemless, 14. 



Sterile, barren* 



Stigma, 111. 



Stipe, the stem of a fern or fun- 

 gus ; also the stem of the down 

 of seeds, as in Dandelion ; also 

 a particular stalk of germs, seeds, 

 &c., which is superadded to the 

 pedicel. 



Stipitate, having a short stalk. 



Stipular, belonging to stipules. 



Stipule, 47. 



Stoloniferous, having scions or run- 

 ing shoots. 



Striate, marked with fine parallel 

 lines. 



Strigose, bristly. 



Strobile, 161. 



Strophiolate, surrounded by protu- 

 berances. 



Style, 112. 



Sub, a particle prefixed to various 

 terms, to imply the existence of 

 a quality in a diminutive or in- 

 ferior degree, as 



Subacute, somewhat acute, less 

 than acute, &c. 



Subserrate, slightly serrate, &c. 



Subsesrile, nearly sessile. 



Subulate, awl shaped, narrow, stiff 

 and sharp pointed. 



Succulent, juicy. 



Sucker, a shoot from the root or 

 lower part of the stem. 



Suffruticose, somewhat shrubby, 

 shrubby at base. 



Sulcate, furrowed. 



Suture, 137. 



Tendril, a filiform appendage of 

 certain vines, which supports 

 them by twining round other ob- 

 jects. 



Terete, round, cylindrical. 



Terminal, extreme, situated at the 

 end. 



Tcrnate, three together ; as the 

 leaves of common Clover. 



Testa, 168. 



Thorn, see Spine. 



Throat, the passage into the tube 

 of a corolla. 



Tliyrse, 69. 



Tomentose, downy, covered with 

 fine matted pubescence. 



Toothed, divided so as to resemble 

 teeth. 



Torose, uneven ; alternately ele- 

 vated and depressed. 



Torulose, slightly torose. 



Torus, 83. 



Trifid, three cleft, 



Trifoliate, three leaved, see Ternate. 



Trilobate, three lobed. 



Trilocular, three celled. 



Tripartite, three parted. 



Triquetrous, having three sides or 

 angles. 



Truncate, having a square termina- 

 tion as if cut off. 



