BOTANICAL NAMES 203 



beellatum. Gets its name because its white star- 

 like flower resemble the pictures of the star that 

 indicated the birth of the Saviour. 



Star Wort. Eng. name for a group, and translation 

 of its bot. name " Stellaria." 



Statice (stat-i-se). G. name (from " statikos," to 

 stop) for some plant having astringent qualities. 

 Bot. name of a group. 



Stellaria (stel-ar-i-a). L. adj., "star-like"; from the 

 star-like look of the flowers. Bot. name Starwort 

 group. 



Stellatae (stel-a-te). L. " Stella " (a star). Bot. name 

 of a family. 



Stellatura (stel-a-tum). L. adj., " starry." Second bot. 

 name. 



Stellulata (stel-u-la-ta). L. "A little star." Second 

 bot. name. 



Stenoptera (sten-o-ter-a). G. " Stenos " (narrow); 

 " pteron " (a wing); refers to the wings on the 

 seeds of the plant. Second bot. name. 



Sterilis (ster-i-lis). L. adj., '* barren." Second bot. 

 name. 



Strictocarpa (stik-to-car-pa). G. " Striktos " (punc- 

 tured); " carpa " (fruit). Second bot. name. 



Stigma (stig-ma). A bot. term for the top of the style 

 on which the fertilising pollen falls. 



Stipularis (stip-ul-ar-is). L. adj., " having stipules." 



Stipule (stip-ul). A bot. term for the small leaf or 

 scale-like appendage at the base of leaf or stalk. 



Stitch Wort. Eng. name for two or three of the Star- 

 worts. Gets its name from having been thought 

 to be an antidote for stitch in the side. 



Stock (stok). Eng. name for Matthiola group. 



