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EEVOLUTE. Eolled back from the edge or from the apex. 

 BHOMB. An equilateral parallelogram having oblique 



EOOTSTOCK. A subterranean stem. 



SCANDENT. Climbing. 



SEGMENT. A part of a cut leaf -blade. 



SERRATE. Having sharp teeth pointing forward. 



SERRULATE, Minutely serrate. 



SESSILE. Without a stalk. 



SIMPLE. Of one piece, as distinguished from compound. 



SINUS. The recess between two lobes. 



SORUS. A cluster of sporangia. 



SPATULATE. Gradually dilated upward to a rounded 



apex. 



SPERMATOZOID. The motile male reproductive cell. 

 SPORANGIUM. A spore-case. 

 SPORE. An asexual reproductive cell. 

 SPOROPHYL. A leaf bearing a sporangium, or a modified 



leaf or branch bearing numerous sporangia. 

 SPUR. A sac-like or tubular extension, usually hollow. 

 STELLATE. Star-shaped. 

 STERILE. "Unproductive. 

 STROBILE, An inflorescence with imbricate scales like 



a cone. 



SUB-. In combination usually meaning slightly. 

 SUBULATE. Awl-shaped. 

 TERETE. Circular in cross-section. 

 TERXATE. In threes. 

 TERRESTRIAL. Growing on the ground. 

 THALLOID. Besembling a thallus. 

 TRI-. In combination, three or thrice. 

 TRIQUETROUS. Having three salient angles. 



