GLOSSARY. 



Scape : a peduncle rising from the ground, or near it, as of the stemless 



Violets, the Bloodroot, &c. 

 Scdpiform : scape-like. 



Scdrious, or Scariose: thin, dry, and membranous. 



ScOrpioid, or Scorpioidal : curved or circinate at the end, like the tail of a 

 scorpion, as the inflorescence of Heliotrope. 



Scrobfculate : pitted; excavated into shallow pits. 



Scurf, Scurjiness: minute scales on the surface of many leaves, as of Goose- 

 foot, Buffalo-berry, &c. 



Scutate: buckler-shaped. 



Scute/ late, or Scute liform : saucer-shaped or platter-shaped. 



Secund: one-sided; i. e. where flowers, leaves, &c. are all turned to one 

 side. 



Segment: a subdivision or lobe of any cleft body. 



Segregate : separated from each other. 



Semi- (in compound words of Latin origin) : half; as 



Semi-adherent, as the calyx or ovary of Purslane. Semi-cordate: half-heart- 

 shaped. Semilunar: like a half-moon. Semi-ovate: half-ovate, &c. 



Sepal: a leaf or division of the calyx. 



Sepaloid : sepal-like. 



Separated Flowers: those having stamens or pistils only. 



Septate: divided by partitions (septa). 



Septicidal: where a pod in dehiscence splits through the partitions, dividing 

 each into two layers. 



Septtfragal : where the valves of a pod in dehiscence break away from the 

 partitions. 



Septum (plural septa) : a partition, as of a pod, &c. 



Serial or Seriate: in rows; as biserial, in two rows, &c. 



Sericeous: silky ; clothed with satiny pubescence. 



Serotinous: happening late in the season. 



Serrate, or Serrated: the margin cut into teeth (serratures) pointing forwards. 



Serrulate : same as the last, but with fine teeth. 



Sessile : sitting ; without any stalk, as a leaf destitute of petiole, or an anther 

 destitute of filament. 



Seta: a bristle, or a slender body or appendage resembling a bristle. 



Setaceous : bristle-like. Setlform : bristle-shaped. 



Setigerous ; bearing bristles. Setose : beset with bristles or bristly hairs. 



Sheath : the base of such leaves as those of Grasses, which are 



Sheathing: wrapped round the stem. 



Shield-shaped : same as scutate, or as peltate. 



Siymoid : curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek siytna. 



Silicle: a pouch, or short pod of the Cress Family. 



Sil&ulose: bearing a silicle, or a fruit resembling it. 



Siliqne : a longer pod of the Cress Family. 



Sil/quose: bearing siliques or pods which resemble siliques. 



Silky : glossy with a coat of fine and soft, close-pressed, straight hairs. 



Silver)/: shining white or bluish-gray, usually from a silky pubescence. 



Simple : of one piece ; opposed to compound. 



Sinistrorse: turned to the left. 



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