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of clammy fluid which exude from the leaves. Bat. 



name for Drossera group. 

 Supinum (su-pi-num). L. adj., " lying on the back." 



Second hot. name. 

 Surculosa (sur-kul-osa). L. adj., "full of suckers." 



Second hot. name. 

 Sycamore (sik-a-mor). A corruption of G. " suko- 



moros " (name of mulberry fig). Is Eng. name 



for Acer Pseudoplatanus. 

 Sylvaticus (sil-vat-i-kus). L. adj., " plants growing 



wild." A very common second bot. name applied 



to plants of various families. 

 Sylvestris (sil-ves-tris). L. adj., " living in woods or 



shady places." Second bot. name for many plants. 

 Sylvicola (sil-vi-ko-la). L. " Sylva " (a wood) ; " cola " 



(a dweller in). Second bot. name. 

 Symphytum (sim-fi-tum). G. " Symphyo " (to unite); 



from the healing properties of the plant. Bot. 



name for Comfrey group. 

 Systyla (sis-til-a). G. " Syn " (together); "stylos" 



(a style); i.e., united. Second bot. name. 



Tabernaemontani (ta-ber-ne-mon-tan-i). " Mount 



Tabor " in L. dress. Second bot. name. 

 Tamarix (tam-ar-iks). Hebrew. " Tamarik " (that 



which has a cleansing property); i.e., purifies the 



blood. Bot. name Tamarisc group. 

 Tamus (tam-us). L. name for the plant. Bot. name 



Black Bryony group. 

 Tanacetum (tan-a-se-tum). G. Corruption of " atha- 



naon " (everlasting). Bot. name for Tansy group. 



