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Segetalis (seg-et-al-is). L. adj., " among the standing 



corn." Second hot. name. 

 Selago (se-laj-o). L. name for a kind of Club Moss. 



Second bot. name. 

 Selaginella (se-laj-i-nel-la). L. from "selago." Bot. 



name for a group. 

 Selaginellaceae (se-laj-i-nel-la-se-e). Bot. name for a 



family. 

 Selaginoides (se-laj-in-oi-des). L. (( Selago " and 



" oides " (like). Second bot. name. 

 Sell-Heal. Eng. name for Prunella, from its great 



reputation for medicinal properties. 

 Semidecandrum (sem-i-dec-an-drum). L. " Semi " 



(half); " dec " (ten); " andrum " (male); i.e., five 



male flowers, instead of the usual ten. Second 



bot. name. 

 Sempervirens (sem-per-vir-ens). L. " Semper " (ever); 



" virens " (green). Second bot. name. 

 Sempervivum (sem-per-vi-vum). L. "Semper" (ever); 



" vivum " (living). Bot. name for Houseleek 



group. 



Senebiera (sen-eb-i-era). After Senebier, a physiolo- 

 gist, of Geneva, died 1809. Bot. name for a 



group. 



Senecio (se-ne-si-o). L. " Senex " (an old man); re- 

 fers to the tufts of white hair attached to the seeds, 



and by which they are wafted about. Bot. name 



for a group. 

 Senescens (se-ne-sens). L. adj., "growing old." 



Second bot. name. 

 Sepium (se-pi-um). L. " Sepes " (a hedge), where 



the plant is often to be found. Second bot. name. 



