460 A TEXT-BOOK OF BOTANY. 



Stramonium. Stinkweed. From French stramoine. 



Striatus-a-um. Marked with lines or ridges, striate ; Lat. strio, to groove, 

 mark. 



Strophanthus. From Gr. jarp^ t a turn, twist, + avftaf, a flower; from 

 the twisted and tailed lobes of the corolla. 



Strychnos. The ancient Greek name of a poisonous plant. 



Styraciflua. A tree producing storax. From Lat. styrax, storax, -(- fluo, 

 to flow. 



Styrax. Storax. The ancient Greek name of the storax tree. 



Succirubra. From Lat. succus, juice, -(- ruber, red; the sap becomes red 

 on exposure. 



Swertia. Chiretta. Named for Emanuel Sweert, herbalist of the seven- 

 teenth century. 



Sylvaticus-a-um. ) _ . . 



\. Pertaining to the woods. Lat. silva, a wood, forest. 

 Sylvesins-e. ) 



Symphoricarpos. Snowberry. From Gr. av(i^Hptu t to bring together, 



-j- Ka[>TTo<; t fruit ; from the clustered berries. 

 Symphytum. Comfrey. The ancient Greek name. From ffiy/prw, to cause 



to grow together ; because of its reputed healing virtues. 

 Syringa. Lilac. From Gr. avpiyt;, a pipe ; in reference to the tubular 



corolla, or to the use of the wood for pipe-stems. 

 Tabacum. Tobacco. Span, tabaco, from the Indian word denoting the tube 



or pipe used in smoking the plant. 

 Tamarindus. Indian date. From Arabic tamarhindi, tamar, a dried date, -f- 



Hind, India. 

 Tanacetum. Tansy. From the French name, tanaisie, derived from Gr. 



aWdwzrof, immortal. 

 Taraxacum. Dandelion. From rapaaau, to stir up, disorder ; in allusion 



to its medicinal properties. 



Terebinthina. Turpentine. From Gr. ript^ivOo^^ the turpentine tree. 

 Teucrium. Germander. Named for Teucer, king of Troy. 

 Thalictroides. Resembling thalictrum. From Gr. Hal.tKTpov, -f- o-etdw t 



like. 



Thalictrum. Meadow rue. Ancient Greek name of a plant. 

 Thea. Tea. French The, from Chinese tsha. 

 Theobroma. Cacao. From Gr. tffof, a god, -f- ftpa/ia, food. 

 Thuja. Arbor Vita?, Cedar. Ancient Greek name for an African tree 



with sweet-smelling wood. 

 Thymus. Thyme. Ancient Greek name. From ffvo, to sacrifice ; alluding 



to the sweet odor. 

 Tiarella. False mitrewort. Coolwort. Diminutive of Lat. tiara, cap; 



from some fancied resemblance of the capsules. 

 Tilia. Linden. Basswood. The classical Latin name. 

 Tinctorius-a-um. Pertaining to dyeing, containing coloring matter. Lat. 



tinge, to dye, color. 



