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STRTA'TA. Lat. Striated ; marked 

 with striae. 



STRI'ATKD. Scored, or covered with 

 fine thread-like lines. Streaked. 



STRIG.B. In botany, little, rigid, un- 

 equal, irregular hairs. 



STRI'GOSE. fr. lat. strigosus, scraggy. 

 Hispid. Applied to a surface co- 

 vered with sljarp, appressed, rigid 

 hairs. 



STRUCK. The direction of strata ; 

 the line of bearing, (p. 185, Book 

 viii). 



STRIX. Lat. An owl. 



STRO'BIIE. Cone. An amentiform 

 fruit, the carpels of which are 

 scale-like, spread open, and bear 

 naked seeds. 



STRO'MA. A fleshy body occurring 

 in fungaceous plants, to which 

 flocci are attached. 



STHO'MBUS. Lat. In Gr. strombos. 

 a shell-fish. A genus of gastero- 

 pods. 



STRO'PHIOL^. Carunculce. Irregu- 

 lar protuberances sometimes oc- 

 curring about the umbilicus of 

 seeds. 



STROPH'IOLATE. Surrounded by pro- 

 tuberances. 



STRUMA. Bourrelct. A dilatation 

 of the petiole of a leaf, at the ex- 

 tremity where it is connected 

 with the lamina. A wen ; a pro- 

 tuberance. 



STRU'MOSE. ) Covered with strumse 



STRU'MOUS. or protuberances. 



STHU'THEOUS. Of the nature of an 

 ostrich. 



STRU'THIO. fr.gr. stroulhion, an os- 

 trich. Systematic name of the 

 ostrich. 



STU'FAS. Jets of steam issuing from 

 fissures in volcanic regions, at a 

 temperature often above the boil- 

 ing point. 



STU'RIO. Lat. The common stur- 

 geon. 



STURIO'NES. Systematic name of an 

 order of fishes. The sturgeon- 

 tribe. 



STU'RNUS. Lat. A starling. 



STTLE. That part of the pistil be- 

 tween the stigma and ovary. 



STTLET. Dimin. of style. A slen 

 der process or needle-like projec- 

 tion of bone. 



STY'LIFORM. In shape of a style. 



STTLOID. fr. gr. stulos, a style, a 

 peg, a pin ; eidos, resemblance, 

 shape. Shaped like a peg or pin. 



STYLOSTE'GIUM. fr. gr. stule, a 



style; stego, to cover closely. Or- 

 biculus. Corona. A peculiar ap- 

 pendage of the petals of certain 

 plan-ts. 



SUB. Lat. Under. A prefix de- 

 noting beneath, somewhat. 



SUB'ACUTE. Somewhat acute. 



SUBA'PEXNINE. Applied to a por- 

 tion of the pliocene strata. Low 

 hills which border the Apennines. 



SUBAR'CUATED. Somewhat arched. 



SUBBRA'CHIAX. Applied to fishes of 

 the order of subbrachiati. 



SUBBRACHIA'TI. fr. lat.swft, beneath ; 

 brachium, arm. Applied to an or- 

 der of fishes that have the ven- 

 tral beneath the pectoral fins, that 

 is, the arms. 



SUBBU'TEO. fr. lat. sub, under, next, 

 after ; buteo, a kind of hawk. Spe- 

 cific name of a falcon. 



SUBCAU'DAL. fr. lat. sub, under; 

 cauda, tail. Applied to that which 

 is beneath the tail. 



SUBCLA'TIAN. fr. lat. sub, under; 

 clavis, the clavicle. That which 

 is under the clavicle. 



SUBCO'XIC. Somewhat conical. 



SUBCUTA'JTKOUS fr lat. sub, under; 

 cutis, the skin. That which is 

 under the skin. 



SUBDI A'PHANOUS Somewhat trans 

 parent. 



Su'BERosE.-fr. lat. suber, cork. Corky ; 

 having a texture like cork. 



SUBLI'NGUAI. fr. lat. sub, under; 

 lingua, the tongue. That which 

 is under the tongue. 



SUBLIMA'TIOW. The process by 



which volatile substances are 

 raised by heat, and again con- 

 densed into th? solid form. Th* 



