GLOSSARY 



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Spike. A form of simple Inflorescence with the 

 flowers sessile or nearly so upon a more or less 

 elongated common ax in. 



Spikelet. A small or secondary spike. 



iSpindlf-nfinjifi/. Same as Fusiform. 



X/niif. A sharp woody or rigid outgrowth from 

 the stem. 



tijiiniiKf. Spine-like, or having spines. 



Xjiiinilr. A little spine or spine-like process. 



Sporangium. A spore-case. 



Spore. The reproductive organ in Cryptogams 

 which in function corresponds to a seed but 

 possesses no embryo. 



Sporocarp. The fruit-cases of certain Crypto- 

 gams containing sporangia or spores. 



Sporophyll. A leaf bearing spores. 



Spur. A hollow sac-like or tubular extension 

 of some part of a blossom, usually nectar- 

 iferous. 



Squarrose. Having its parts or processes (such 

 as the tips of involucral scales) spreading or 

 recurved at the end. 



Stfiiarrulote. Diminutively sqnarrose. 



Sta m e n . One of the pollen-bearing organs of the 

 flower. 



Staminode or Stamina Ainm. A sterile stamen, 

 or any structure without anther corresponding 

 to a stamen. 



Sta nd a rd. The upper dilated petal of a papilio- 

 naceous corolla. 



Stellate, SMliform. Star-shaped. 



Stem. The main ascending axis of a plant. 



Sterile. Unproductive, as a flower without pis- 

 til, or stamen without an anther. 



Stigma. That part of a pistil through which 

 fertilization by the pollen is effected. 



Stiymatic. Belonging to.or characteristic of the 

 stigma. 



Stipe. The stalk-like support of * pistil ; the 

 leaf-stalk of a Fern. 



Stipitate. Having a stipe. 



Stiptilar. Belonging to stipules. 



Stipulate. Having stipules. 



Stipule. An appendage at the base of a petiole 

 or on each side of its Insertion. 



Stolon. A runner, or any basal branch that is 

 disposed to root. 



Stoloniferous. Producing stolons. 



Stoma (pi. Stomata). An orifice in the epider- 

 mis of a leaf communicating with internal air- 

 cavities. 



Strnniiiieo'ui. Straw-colored. 



Striate. Marked with fine longitudinal lines or 

 ridges. 



Strict. Very straight and upright. 



Strigote. Beset with appressed sharp straight 

 and stiff hairs. 



Strobile. An inflorescence marked by imbri- 

 cated bracts or scales, as in the Hop and Pine- 

 cone. 



Strophiole. An appendage at the hilum of cer- 

 tain seeds. 



Style. The usually attenuated portion of the 

 pistil connecting the stigma and ovary. 



Stylopodium. A disk-like expansion at the 

 base of a style, as in UmbtlUferae. 



Sub-. A Latin prefix, usually signifying some- 

 what or slightly. 



Subulate. Awl-shaped. 



Succulent. Juicy ; fleshy. 



Suffrutencent. Slightly or obscurely shrubby. 



Suffrutieone. Very low and woody ; diminu- 

 tively shrubby. 



Sulcate. Grooved or furrowed. 



Superior (ovary). Free from the calyx. 



Supra-axillary. Borne above the axil. 



Sureuloxe. Producing suckers. 



Suspended (ovule). Hanging from the apex 01 

 the cell. 



Suture. A line of dehiscence. 



Symmetrical (flower). Regular as to the num- 

 ber of Its parts ; having the same number of 

 parts in each circle. 



Teratological. Monstrous ; relating to a mon- 

 strosity. 



Terete. Having a circular transverse section. 



Ternate. In threes. 



Texta. The outer commonly hard and brittle 

 seed -coat. 



Tetradynamous. Having four long and two- 

 shorter stamens. 



Tetragonal. Four-angled. 



Ttiattoid, Tlialloae. Resembling a thallus. 



Thai I tin. In Cryptogams, a cellular expansion 

 taking the place of stem and foliage. 



Throat. The orifice of a gamopetalous corolla 

 or calyx; the part between the proper tube 

 and the limb. 



Thyrse. A contracted cylindrical or ovoid and 

 usually compact panicle. 



Thyrsoid. Resembling a thyrse. 



Tomentoxe. Densely pubescent with matted 

 wool. 



Torone. Cylindrical with contractions at intervals. 



Torulose. Diminutive of torose. 



Torus. The receptacle of a flower. 



Tri-. In composition, three or thrice. 



Triandrous. Having three stamens. 



Trifoliolate. Having three leaflets. 



Trigonous. Three-angled. 



Trimorphou*. Occurring under three forms. 



Triquetrous. Having three salient angles, the 

 sides concave or channeled. 



Truncate. Ending abruptly, as if cut off trans- 

 versely. 



Tuber. A thickened and short subterranean 

 branch having numerous buds or eyes. 



Tubercle. A small tuber or tuber-like (not 

 necessarily subterranean) body. 



Tuberiferou*. Bearing tubers. 



Tuberoid. A fleshy-thickened root, resembling 

 a tuber. 



Tuberoun. Having the character of a tuber; 

 tuber-like in appearance. 



Tumid. Swollen. 



Tanicated. Having concentric coats, as an 

 onion. 



Turbinate. Top-fhaped ; inversely conical. 



Turgid. Swollen, or tightly drawn, said of a 

 membrane or covering expanded by pressure 

 from within. 



