Semivalvate 



OF BOTANICAL TERMS. 



Serrulate 



SEMIvAL'VATE, applied to a 

 pericarp in which the valves 

 are only partially dehiscent. 



SEMIVERTIC'ILLATE, see Sub- 



VERTICILLATE. 



SEMPERVFRENT, see Ever- 



GRKKX. 



SfiN'SITiVENESS, see Irrita- 

 bility. 

 SE'PAL, a leaf or lobe of a calyx. 



SEP' ALINE, pertaining to or re- 

 sembling a sepal. 



SEPAL'ODY, the reversion of 

 petals to sepals. 



SEP'ALOID, sepal-like. 



SEP'ALOUS, having or relating to 

 sepals; sepaline. 



SEPARATE, see Free and Dis- 

 tinct. 



SEPARATED FLOW'ERg, those 

 having stameus or pistils but 

 not both. 



SEPARATING LAYER, see 

 Absciss Layer. 



SEP'tA, pi., see Septum. 



SEPTAM'ERO tJS, having the parts 

 in sevens. 



SEP'TATE, having one or more 

 partitions (septa). Compare 

 Septiferous. 



SEP'TATE SPORE, see Compound 

 Spore. 



SEP'tJsnATE, having seven parts, 

 or the parts in sevens; septam- 

 erous. 



SEPTlCI DAL, a mode of dehis- 

 cence in which the separation 

 takes place through the parti- 

 tions, i.e., along the line of 

 junction of the carpels. Com- 

 pare Septifragal and Locu- 

 licidal. 



SE>TIF'EROtJS, bearing one or 

 more partitions or septa — said 

 of the valves of certain cap- 

 sules after dehiscence. Com- 

 pare Septate. 



SEP'TIFORM, resembling a sep- 

 tum. 



SEPTIF RAGAL, a mode of dehis- 

 cence in which the valves break 

 away from the septa or parti- 

 tions. Compare Septicidae 

 and Loculicidal. 



SSP'TULATE, imperfectly or 

 rarely septate, or having false 

 or supernumerary septa. 



SEP'TtJLIJM (pi. Sep'tula), dimin- 

 utive of Septum: a little sep- 

 tum or partition. Also a spuri- 

 ous or supernumerary septum. 



SEP'TUM (pi. Sep'ta), a partition 

 of any kind, as between two 

 cells in a tissue, or between 

 cavities in an ovary. See Dis- 

 sepiment. 



SERIAL, in rows or regular suc- 

 cession. 



SE RIATE, see Serial. 



SERIC'EOUS, silky; covered with 

 fine, straight, soft, smooth, 

 glossy, appressed hairs. 



SE'RIEg, (1) a row or rank; (2) a 

 term applied to various subor- 

 dinate groups of different val- 

 ues, and also used by Asa Gray 

 as equivalent to Subkingdom, 

 which see. 



SER&T'INOUS, occurring late, or 

 comparatively late, in the sea- 

 son. 



SER'RATE, having sharp margi- 

 nal teeth projecting toward the 

 apex. 



SER'RATE - CIL'lATE, having 

 the teeth of a serrate margin 

 tipped with fine slender hairs. 



SERRATED, see Serrate. 



SERRAt URE, one of the teeth of 

 a serrate margin. Compare 

 Serrulation. 



SER'RIED, close together in rows, 

 like the kernels in the rows 

 upon an ear of Indian corn. 



SflR'RTJLATE, diminutive of Ser- 



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