SEP- 



SER- 



L. sepes, a hedge.] A leaf-like 

 division of the calyx (dot.). 



sepaled (se'pald) a. [Sepal.] Having 

 sepals (dot.}. 



sepallne (sep'alin) a. [Sepal.] Like 

 a sepal (dot.). 



sepalody (sepalodi) n. [Sepal ; Gk. 

 eidos, form ] Conversion of petals 

 or other parts of a flower into sepals 

 (dot.). 



sepaloid (sep'aloid) a. [Sepal; Gk. 

 eidos, form.] Like a sepal (hot.). 



sepalous (sep'alus) a. [Sepal.] Hav- 

 ing sepals (dot.). 



separation layer, see absciss layer. 



sepicolous (sgpik'olus) a. [L. sepes, 

 hedge ; colere, to inhabit.] Living 

 in hedges. 



septal (sSp'tal) a. [L. septum, a 

 partition.] Pert, a septum. 



septal fossula, a small primary 

 septum which appears to lie in a 

 pit in some fossil Corals (pa/.). 



septal neck, in Nautilus, a shelly 

 tube continuous for some distance 

 beyond each septum as a support 

 to the siphuncle (zoo!.). 



septate (sfip'tat) a. [L. septum, a 

 partition.] Divided by partitions. 



septempartite (se'p'tempar'tlt) a. [L. 

 septem, seven \pars, a part.] Appl. 

 a leaf with seven divisions extending 

 nearly to the base (dot.). 



septenate (sep'tgnat) a. [L. septeni, 

 seven each.] With parts in sevens ; 

 appl. seven leaflets of a leaf (bot.). 



septicidal (se"p'tisl'dal) a. [L. septum, 

 division ; caedere,\.o cut.] Dividing 

 through the middle of the ovary 

 septa (dot.). 



septiferous (septif erus) a. [L. septum, 

 partition ; ferre, to bear.] Having 

 septa (hot.}. 



septifolious (sep'tlfo'llus) a. [L. 

 septeni, seven ; folium, a leaf.] 

 With seven leaves or leaflets (dot.). 



septiform (sgp'tiform) a. [L. septum, 

 partition ; forma, shape.] In the 

 form of a septum. 



septifragal (septif ragal) a. [L. sep- 

 tum, partition ; frangere, to break.] 

 With slits as in locuhcidal or septi- 

 cidal dehiscence, but with the 

 septa broken and the placentas and 

 seeds left in the middle (dot.). 



septomaxillary (sgp'tomaksirari) a. 

 [L. septum, partition ; maxilla, jaw.] 



Pert, maxilla and nasal septum 



(zool.). 

 septonasal (sgp'tona'zal) a. [L. 



septum, partition ; nasus, nose.] 



Pert, the internarial septum (ana/.). 

 septulate (sgp'tulat) a. [L. septulum, 



a small septum.] Having spurious 



septa (dot.). 

 septulum (sgp'tulum) n. [L. septulum, 



a small septum.] A small or 



secondary septum (dot.). 

 septum (sep'tum) n. [L. septum, 



partition.] A partition separating 



into two cavities, as in fruits, 



chambered shells, corals (diol.). 

 septum narium, the partition be- 



tween the nostrils (anat.). 

 septum transversum, the dia- 



phragm (anat.). 

 sericate (sgrlkat), sericeous (sgrish'us) 



a. [L. serious, silken.] Covered 



with fine close-pressed silky hairs 



(dot.). 

 serosa (sgro'sa) n. [L. serum, serum.] 



A serous membrane (anat.) ; the 



outer larval membrane of Insects 



(zool.). 

 serosity (sgrSs'itl) n. [L. serum, 



serum.] The watery part of animal 



serotinous (sgrot'mus) a. [L. serus, 

 late.] Blooming later in the season 

 than customary for the species 

 (dot.). 



serous (se'riis) a. [L. serum, serum.] 

 Watery ; pert, serum ; appl. fluid, 

 gland (phys.). 



serous alveoli, alveoli which secrete 

 a watery non-viscid saliva, opp. 

 mucous alveoli (phys.). 



serous membrane, a thin membrane 

 consisting of a single layer of 

 epithelial cells, lining some closed 

 cavity of the body, as the peri- 

 cardium, the peritoneum (anat.). 



serpulite (seVpulIt) n. [L. serpula, 

 a small snake.] The fossil tube of 

 a Polychaet worm ; appl. chalk 

 containing fossil worm-tubes (Pal.). 



serra (seVa) n. [L. serra, a saw.] 

 Any saw-like structure. 



serrate (seVat) a. [L. serra, saw.] 

 Notched on the edge like a saw ; 

 appl. leaves and other structures 

 (diol.). 



serrate-ciliate, with hairs fringing 

 toothed edges (dot.). 



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