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Stolon. A runner or prostrate branch root- 

 ing at the nodes. 



Stoloniferous. Bearing stolons. 



Stoma. (pi. Stomata.) A little mouth or 

 breathing pore in the epidermis (chiefly 

 of the leaves) through which transpira- 

 tion occurs. 



Stomatiferous. Bearing stomata. 



Striated. Striped lengthwise. 



Strobile. A cone. 



Style. The part of a pistil connecting the 

 ovary and stigma. 



Sub-. * A prefix indicating somewhat ; a.i 

 subcordate, somewhat cordate, etc. 



Subulate. Awl-shaped. 



Suffrutescent. Somewhat shrubby. 



Suffruticose. Diminutively shrubby. 



Sulcate. Furrowed or grooved. 



Superior. Said of an ovary growing above 

 or free from the calyx. 



Symmetrical. Said of a flower in whicli 

 there is the same number of parts in each 

 set of organs. 



Syncarp. A fleshy multiple fruit. 



Tangential. Said of a wood section when 

 made lengthwise of the grain and tangen- 

 tially to the rings of growth. 



Tegmen. The inner lining of a seed. 



Terete. Columnar; circular in cross-section. 



Ternate. Arranged in threes. 



Testa. The outer covering of a seed. 



Thyrsoid. Like a thyrsus. 



Thyrsus. A compact panicle ; as a bunch 

 of grapes or lilac flowers. 



Tomentose. Densely pubescent; covered 

 with tomentum. 



Tomentulose. Diminutive of tomentose. 



Tomentum. Dense matted hairs. 



Torose. Cylindrical with contractions at 

 intervals. 



Torulose. Diminutive of torose. 



Torn-. The receptacle of a flower. 



Tortuous. Considerably bent or twisted. 



Traclijp. The ducts or canals in wood. 



Tracheids. Wood cells. 



Transverse. Said of a woo^ section when 

 made across the grain or axis of a log. 



Tri-. In composition, thrice or three. 



Triandrous. Having three stamens. 



Trichotomous. Three forked. 



Trifoliate. Having three leaflets. 



Truncate. Ending abruptly, as if cut off. 



Tuberculate. Covered with rounded projec- 

 tions. 



Tumid or Turgid. Swollen. 



Turbimite. Top-shaped. 



