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<L. salix, a willow tree, salicis, of 

 a willow tree), the Willow family, 

 an Order of well-known trees and 

 shrubs, comprising the willow 

 and poplar : Salix, n., sdttiks, 

 an extensive genus of ornamental 

 trees and shrubs : Salix caprsea, 

 Jcap-re'a (L. caprea, a wild she- 

 goat); S. alba, &ib'& (L. albus, 

 white); S. Russelliana, rus'sel-i- 

 dn'-a (Russell, proper name); S. 

 fragilis, frddf-il-is (L. frdgilis, 

 easily broken); S. pentandra, 

 pXnt-dnd'rd (Gr. pente, five ; 

 aner, a male, andros, of a male) ; 

 S. vitellina, vU'el-lm'-a (L. vitel- 

 llnus, of a yellow colour from 

 vitellus, the yolk of an egg); S. 

 purpurea, per -pur'- e> a (L. pur- 

 ptireus, purple); and S. helix, 

 hettflcs (Gr. helix, a winding or 

 spiral body), are species of willow 

 whose bark yields a crystalline 

 bitter substance called salicin, 

 sdl'is-m, used as an antipyretic, 

 and tonic, has also wonderful anti- 

 rheumatic properties : S. frag- 

 ilis, yields a saccharine ex- 

 udation : S. Babylonica, bW-il- 

 Sn'-ik-a (of or from Babylon), 

 the weeping willow : S. arctica, 

 drk'-tik'd (new L. arcticus, of or 

 from the north from Gr. arktos, 

 a bear, the north) ; and S. polaris, 

 pol'dr'-is (L. polaris, of or pert, 

 to the pole from pdlus, the 

 pole), are species which extend to 

 the Arctic regions : S. herbacea, 

 herb'd'se-d (L. herbdceus, grass- 

 green from herba, a herb, grass), 

 a small creeping willow, abundant 

 on the Scotch mountains : sali- 

 cylic acid, sal'-i'Sil'-tk, an acid 

 obtained by the action of fused 

 potassa on salicin. 

 saliva, n., sal-lv'-d (L. saliva, 

 spittle), the frothy fluid which 

 gathers in the mouth, and which, 

 when discharged from it, is called 

 spittle: salivine, n., sal-iv'-m, a 

 peculiar animal extractive sub- 

 stance obtained from saliva : 

 salivary, a.,sa^ft>ar-, secreting 



or conveying saliva : salivation, 



n., sdl'-iv-d'-shun, an increased 

 flow of saliva in the mouth, with 

 swelling of the mucous membrane, 

 generally caused by the action of 

 mercury. 



salpinx, n., sal'-pingks (Gr. sal- 

 pingx, a trumpet), in anat., 

 the Eustachian tube, or channel 

 of communication between the 

 mouth and the ear : salpingitis, 

 sal'- ping -jit'- 'is, inflammation of 

 the Eustachian tube ; inflamma- 

 tion of the Fallopian tubes. 



Salsola, n., sal'sol-a (L. salsus, 

 salted, salt), a genus of plants 

 found chiefly on the sea-shore, 

 Ord. Chenopodiacese, many yield- 

 ing kelp and barilla. 



SalvadoracesB, n. plu., salv'-ad-or' 

 d f -se-e (Sp. Salvador, a saviour), 

 the Salvadora family, an Order 

 of plants acrid and stimulant, 

 and some like mustard : Salvad- 

 ora, n., salv'-ad'or'-a, a genus of 

 plants : Salvadora Persica, pers f - 

 iJc-d (of or from Persia), supposed 

 by some to be the mustard tree 

 of Scripture. 



Salvia, n., saltfi-d (L. salvo, I 

 save, alluding to the healing 

 qualities of sage), an extensive 

 genus of extremely showy flower- 

 ing plants, Ord. Labiatse: Salvia 

 officinalis, $f-fis'in-dl<is (L. offtc- 

 mdlis, officinal, by authority 

 from officlna, a workshop), the 

 common sage, is often used in 

 the form of tea as a stomachic : 

 S. pomifera, pom-if-er-d (L. 

 pomum, an apple ; fero, I bear), 

 a species producing sage apples, 

 being only galls arising from the 

 punctures of certain insects. 



Samadera, n., sam'-ad-er'-a (un- 

 ascertained), a genus of plants, 

 Ord. Simarubacese : Samadera In- 

 dica, in'-dik-a(Ij. Indicus, .Indian), 

 a species whose bark is bitter and 

 tonic, containing a principle like 

 Quassia. 



samara, n., sam'-ar-a (L. samara, 

 the seed of the elm), in bot., a 



