Subkingdom 



A DICTIONARY 



Subventricose 



SUBKlNG'DOM, the highest sub- 

 division of a kingdom, as the 

 phenogams and cryptogams 

 among plants; series. Some 

 recent hotanists divide the 

 vegetable kingdom into more 

 than two subkingdoms. 



SUBLENTICULAR, somewhat 

 lens-shaped. 



SUBMAR'^INAL, situated near 

 the margin. 



SUBMERGED', see Submersed. 



SUBMERSED', growing under 

 water; submerged; demersed. 



SUBNAS'gENT, originating or 

 growing beneath any object. 



SUBNUDE', nearly destitute of 

 hairs, leaves, or other covering. 



SUBOBTUSE', slightly obtuse. 



SUBORBIC'ULAR, nearly circu- 

 lar; subrotuud. Compare 



SUBGLOBOSE. 



SUBORDER, a group of genera 

 within an order. Compare 

 Tribe. 



SUBO'VATE, somewhat ovate. 



SUBPEDUN'CULATE, having a 

 very short peduncle; sub- 

 sessile. 



SUBPET'lOLAR, situated beneath 

 the petiole, i.e., under (within) 

 the base of the petiole, as the 

 leaf-bud in sycamore. Com- 

 pare SUBPETIOLATE. 



SUBPflT'IOLATE, having a very 

 short petiole; subsessile. Com- 

 pare SUBPETIOLAR. 



SUBRA'MOSE, having very few 

 branches; subsimple. Com- 

 pare Ramose. 



SUBRI6 ID, slightly rigid. 



SUBROTUND', see Suborbic- 

 ular. 



SUBSflR'RATE, sparsely or ob- 

 scurely serrate. Compare 

 Serrulate. 



SUBSES'SlLE, nearly sessile; sub- 

 petiolate or subpedunculate. 



SUBSHRUB'B"?, see Frutescent. 



SUBSlD'lARt CELL, see Acces- 

 sory Cell. * 



SUBSIM'PLE, with very few sub- 

 divisions or branches. 



SUBSPE'CIESjj, a variety nearly 

 equal in rank to a species; a 

 marked variety. 



SUB'STiTUTE FI'BRE, a term 

 applied by Sanio to a prosen- 

 chymatous cell larger in diam- 

 eter than a libriform cell and 

 without its attenuated ends. 

 Not in general use. 



SUBSTOMAT'iC CHAM'BER, see 

 Stomatic Chamber. 



SUBSTRA'TOSE, in somewhat 

 indistinct or irregular layers 

 or strata. 



SUBTEND', to embrace iu its axil. 

 A flower is subtended by a bract 

 when there is a bract situated 

 beneath it. Nearly all buds 

 are subtended by leaves. 



StJBTERETE', somewhat terete. 



SUBTERRANEAN, beneath the 

 surface of the ground; hypo- 

 gean. 



SUB TRIBE, a group of genera 

 subordinate to a tribe. 



SU'BULATE, narrow, and taper- 

 ing to a sharp rigid point, as 

 the leaves of juniper; awl- 

 shaped. 



SUBUlJF'EROUS, furnished with 

 awl-shaped spines. (Obs.) 



SU'BULLFORM (obs.), see Subu- 

 late. 



SUBUM'BELLATE, somewhat 

 umbelliform, as the flower- 

 cluster of the apple. 



StJBVARi'ETlf, a subordinate 

 variety; a variety within a 

 variety. 



SUBVEN'TRJCOSE, somewhat 

 ventricose or inflated. 



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