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contains pure oxalic acid ; and 

 E. acetosella, as'-et-o-sZl'-la (dim. 

 of mod. L. acetosus), sheep's 

 sorrel, the leaves of both of 

 which are acid and astringent : 

 E. aquaticus, ak-wat'-ik-us (L. 

 dqudticus, growing in water 

 from aqua, water), the water- 

 dock ; and E. hydrolapathum, 

 Jtfd'rd'ldp'ath-um (Gr. hudor, 

 water ; lapathon, the dock), the 

 great water - dock, as well as 

 other species, have their roots 

 employed as astringents and 

 alteratives : E. Alpinus, alp-ln'-us 

 (L. alpmus, of or from the Alps), 

 a species whose roots, under the 

 name of Monk's rhubarb, were 

 formerly employed as purgatives : 

 E. scutatus, skut-dt'tis (L. scut- 

 dtus, armed with a shield from 

 scictum, a shield), the French 

 sorrel, have larger and more 

 succulent leaves than the com- 

 mon sorrel, much used in French 

 cookery. 



runcinate, a., run'-sm-dt (L. 

 runcino, I plane off from run- 

 cma, a plane, a large saw), in 

 bot., having a pinnatifid leaf with 

 a triangular termination, and 

 sharp divisions pointing down- 

 wards, as in the dandelion ; 

 toothed like a large pit-saw, as a 

 leaf : runcinately-lyrate, in bot. , 

 lyrate with the lobes hooked 

 back. 



runner, n., run'-ner (from run), 

 in bot., a slender prostrate stem, 

 which roots at the nodes, as in 

 the strawberry. 



rupia, n., rdp'i-a (Gr. rhuptis, 

 dirt, filth), a syphilitic form of 

 skin disease, characterised by 

 superficial ulcerations and con- 

 ical scabs. 



rupture, n., rtip'tur (L. ruptum, 

 to burst, to rend), in med., a 

 tumour caused by the protrusion 

 of a part of the bowels ; hernia : 

 rupturing, n., in bot., an irreg- 

 ular manner of bursting. 



rust, n., rust (Ger. rost, But. 



roest, rust), oxide of iron ; ar. 

 orange powder, exuding from the 

 inner chaff scales of growing 

 grain, forming yellow or brown 

 spots and blotches, caused by the 

 parasite 'Uredo Rubigo.' 

 EutacesB, n. plu., rdt-d'-se-e (Gr. 

 rhute, L. ruta, the plant rue), the 

 Rue family, an Order of plants hav- 

 ing a peculiar odour, very power- 

 ful and penetrating: EutesB, n. 

 plu., rdt'e-e, a Sub-order, having 

 albuminous seeds : Euta, n.,rdt f -d, 

 a genus of plants : Euta grave- 

 olens, grav-&dl-enz(L. grav%dlens, 

 strong-smelling), the common or 

 garden rue, whose lea yes an d unripe 

 fruit are used as a stimulant, an 

 antispasmodic, an anthelmintic, 

 and an emmenagogue. 



Sabal, n., sdb'al (unascertained), 

 a genus of Palmse or Palms : Sabal 

 umbraculifera, urn-brak'-til-if' 

 %r>a (L. umbrdculum, a thing 

 that furnishes shade from um- 

 bra, a shade ; few, I bear), the 

 Fan Palm or Bull Palm of the 

 W. Indies. 



sac, n., sale (L. saccus, a sack), 

 in anat., a sac, bag, or pouch : 

 sac of the embryo, in bot., the 

 sac of the nucleus within which 

 the embryo is formed : saccate, 

 a., sak'-kdt, forming a bag or sac, 

 seen in some petals ; in the form 

 of a bag : sacciform, a., satf-si* 



fdrm (L. forma, shape), like a 

 bag. 



Saccharum, n., scuk'-kar-ftm (Gr. 

 saccharon, a sweet juice, sugar), 

 a valuable genus of grasses, Ord. 

 Graminese : Saccharum Sinense, 

 sin-ens'-Z (L. Sinenis, Chinese 

 from Sina, China), the species in 

 China which yields sugar: S.viola- 

 ceum, m^ol-af'Se'^mi (L. vi8ldcus 9 

 violet-coloured from viftla, the 

 violet), the W. Indian sugar-cane : 

 S. officinarum, df-fts'-m-dr'-urn (L. 

 officina, the workshop, officindrum, 

 of workshops), the common sugar- 

 cane. 



