subpetiolar 



Succlnosia 



PEDUNCULATE), supported on a very 

 short stem ; subpet'iolar, subpetio- 

 la'ris, subpet'iolate ( + PETIOLATE), 

 under the petioles, as the buds of 

 Platanus ; subperipnaerlcus (+ 

 PERIPHEBIC), nearly peripheric, 

 used of an embryo, such as in 

 Atriplex(S. F. Gray); subramealis 

 ( + RAMEAL), growing on a branch 

 below a leaf ; subra'mose, sub- 

 ramo'sus, subra'mous (+ RAMOSE), 

 (1) having a slight tendency to 

 branch ; (2) with few branches ; 

 subrig'id ( + RIGID), slightly rigid ; 

 subro'seus ( -f ROSEUS), somewhat 

 rose-coloured, pinkish ; subrotund' 

 ( + ROTUND), roundish ; subscyph/i- 

 form (+ SCYPHIFORM), somewhat 

 boat-shaped ; Subsec'tion ( + SEC- 

 TION), the division of a genus 

 below a section, a small section ; 

 subser'rate, sub-terra' tus (+ SER- 

 RATE), vaguely serrate ; subses'sile 

 (+ SESSILE), nearly sessile, almost 

 devoid of a stalk ; Sub'slirub, an 

 under-shrub, or small shrub which 

 may have partially herbaceous 

 stems. 



Subsidiary (subsidiarius, serving for 

 support) Cells, certain epidermal 

 cells which are less thickened or 

 situated lower than the guard- 

 cells which they surround (Stras- 

 burger). 



subsim'ple (sub, somewhat, -f SIMPLE), 

 with few divisions ; Subspe'cies, a 

 group of forms ambiguous in rank, 

 between a variety and a species, 

 usually marked by an asterisk,* ; 

 Subspor'al (a-n-opa, a seed) Cells, 

 applied to certain colourless cells 

 in Pithophora, found in spore- 

 bearing individuals (Wittrock). 



Sub'stitute (substitutes, put in place 

 of) Fi'bres, like libriform fibres, 

 but a much reduced form of pro- 

 senchyma, the " Ersatzfasern " of 

 Sanio. 



Substomat' ic (sub, below, + STOMATIC) 

 Cham'ber, = STOMATIC CHAMBER. 



substra'tose (sub, somewhat, + 

 STRATOSE), somewhat stratified, or 

 in layers. 



subtend' (subtendo, I stretch under- 

 neath), to extend under, or be 

 opposite to ; subten'ding Leaf, that 

 leaf whose axil gives rise to a 

 bud or peduncle. 



subterete' (sub, somewhat, + TERETE), 

 somewhat terete ; subtrop'ic ( + 

 TROPIC), applied to half-hardy 

 plants which in temperate climates 

 can thrive in summer only. 



subterra'neous, subterra'neus (Lat.), 

 underground. 



Sub'tribe (sub, under, + TRIBE), a 

 division between a tribe and a 

 genus. 



Su'bula (Lat., a small weapon), a 

 fine sharp point ; Su'bule, Duval- 

 Jouve's term for the terminal, 

 non- twisted portion of the awn 

 of grasses ; su'bulate, subula'tus, 

 awl-shaped; Su'buli, pi., "the 

 aciculae or sharp processes formed 

 by some Fungals " (Lindley) ; 

 su'bulifer, subuliferous (fero, I 

 bear), bearing sharp points ; su' bull- 

 form, subuliform'is (forma, shape), 

 awl-shaped. 



subum'bellate (sub, somewhat, + UM- 

 BELLATE), somewhat umbellate, as 

 the inflorescence of some Rosaceae. 



Subvari'ety, Subvari'etas (sub, under, 

 + VARIETY), a trifling variety or 

 form. 



subven'tricose (sub, somewhat, -4- 

 VENTRICOSE), somewhat inflated ; 

 subvertic'illate (+ VERTICILLATE), 

 in imperfect or irregular whorls. 



Succeda'neum (succedaneus, substi- 

 tuted), a substitute. 



Successive (successivus, following) 

 Whorl, one whose members did 

 not originate simultaneously, but 

 in succession. 



succif erous (succus, sap, fero, I bear), 

 producing or conveying sap. 



succinc'tus ( Lat. , ready ) = CIRCIN A- 

 TUS. 



succin'eus or sucin'eus (Lat., of 

 amber), amber-coloured ; Suc'cinite, 

 the commonest and best known 

 form of amber, resin exuded by 

 Pinus succinifera, Goepp., J ; Suc- 

 cino'sis, Conwentz's term for an 



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