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synonym " slnapis " because Linneus had grouped 



them under that name. 

 Sinapistrum (si-na-pis-trum). L. "Sinapis " (mustard); 



" istrum." Second hot. name used by some 



botanists for Charlock. 

 Sinuata (sin-u-a-ta). L. adj., "curved"; from the 



margin of the leaves being wavely curved. Second 



bot. name. 

 Sison (si-son). A Celtic word for a running stream. 



Bot. name of a group. 

 Sisymbrium (si-sim-bri-um). G. name for some similar 



plant. Bot. name of a group. 

 Sisyrinchium (si-sir-ink-i-um). G. name for some 



bulbous plant. Bot. name of a group. 

 Slum (si-um). Celtic. " Siw " (water). Bot. name of 



a group. 



Skull Cap. Eng. name for Scutellaria group; some- 

 times called, from the shape of the flower, Helmet- 

 flower. 



Sloe. A.S. " Slag " (sour). Eng. name for the Black- 

 thorn. 

 Small Reed. Eng. name for Calamagrostis group. 



" Reed " is a translation of its bot. name 



" Calama." 

 Smilacina (smil-a-si-na). L. dim., " Smilax." Used 



by some botanists as a group name for May Lily. 

 Smithii (smith-i). After J. E. Smith, an Eng. botanist, 



died 1828. Second bot. name. 

 Smyrnium (smir-ni-um). G. " Smurnia " (myrrh); 



from the smell of the sap of the plant. Bot. name 



of a group. 



Snake's Head. Eng. name for Common Fritillary. 



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