204 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Stolonifera (sto-lon-if-era). L. "Stolo" (a shoot) ; 



" fera " (a bearer); from its runners, which root. 



Second hot. name. 

 Stonecrop. Eng. name for Sedum group. Gets its 



name because, owing to fleshy leaves, the plant 



readily imbibes moisture, and so manages to live 



on stony walls. 

 Stramonium (stra-mo-ni-um). Formerly bot. name for 



Thorn Apple, but now used as its second bot. 



name. 

 Strapwort. Eng. name of a group, and translation of 



its bot. name " Corrigiola." 

 Stratiotes (strat-i-o-tez). G. adj., " pertaining to 



soldiers "; referring to the sword-shaped leaves of 



the plant. Bot. name of Water-Soldier group. 

 Strawberry. In the loth century it was called Streovv- 



berige, referring to its runners being like straw. 



Eng. name of Fragaria group. 

 Strawberry Tree. Eng. name for Arbutus Unedo ; from 



shape of its fruit being like that of the Straw- 

 berry. 

 Striatum (stri-a-tum). L. adj., "streaked"; referring 



to the fine parallel lines as groves or ridges. 



Second bot. name. 

 Stricta (strik-ta). L. adj., "growing upright." A 



common second bot. name applied to different 



plants of different families. 

 Strigosa (strig-o-sa). L. " Striga " (a row); i.e., 



covered with rows of sharp rigid hairs. Second 



bot. name. 

 Strigulosa (strig-u-lo-sa). L. dim. of "strigosa"; 



i.e., the hairs are small. Second bot. name. 

 Strumarium (stroo-ma-ri-um). L. " Strumus " was 



