BOTANICAL NAMES 205 



the name of a plant that cured the " struma," a 

 scrophulus tumour. An old name for Burweed. 

 Sturmia (stur-mi-a). Group name of some botanists 



for Liparis. 



Style. Bot. name for the thin thread-like stalk, from 

 the ovary, that carries the " stigma," the essential 

 feature of the female flower. 

 Stylosa (stil-o-sa). L. adj., "full of styles." Second 



hot. name.: 



Suaeda (swe-da). Arabic name of plant. Bot. name of 

 a group. The plants of this group secret soda 

 taken from the soil. 



Suberosa (su-ber-osa). L. adj., " corky," from 

 " suber " (the cork tree). The bark of this Elm 

 is more corky than that of the other Elms. Second 

 bot. name for a variety of Common Elm. 

 Sub. L. " Under," but when used to form a com- 

 pound word it has the meaning of " slightly, or 

 somewhat like," whatever the other part of the 

 word may mean. 



Suberose (e-roz). L. " Slightly gnawed." ' 

 caerulium (se-ru-li-um). L. " Slightly blue." 

 compressum ,(com-pres-um). L. " Somewhat 

 pressed. 



cordata (kor-da-ta). L. " Somewhat heart shaped." 

 cristata (kris-ta-ta). L. " Somewhat crested." 

 erectus (e-rekt-us). L. " Somewhat erect." 

 glabra (gla-bra). L. " Somewhat smooth." 

 globosa (glo-bo-sa). L. " Somewhat ball-like." 

 mersum (mer-sum). L. " Under water." 

 nuda (nu-da). L. " Somewhat naked " ; i.e., with- 

 out leaves or hairs. 



repens (re-pens). L. ** Somewhat creeping." 

 All of these are used as second bot. names. 



