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Sorus. A group, especially of sporangia. 



Spathaceous. Spathe-like. 



Spathe. One or more usually large colored leaves covering an inflorescence. 



Spinulose. Minutely spiny. 



Sporangium. A spore-case. 



Sporophyll. A leaf which bears sporangia. 



Stoloniferous. Bearing runners or any basal branches that are disposed to 



root (stolons.) 

 Striate. Marked with line longitudinal lines or ridges. 

 Strigose. Having short stiff appressed sharp hairs. 



Strophiole. An appendage on some seeds near the point of attachment. 

 Stylopodium. The swollen base of the style or styles. 

 Sub-. In combination, means nearly. 

 Subulate. Awl-shaped. 

 Suffrutescent. Woody only at the base. 

 Syngenesious. Said of stamens whose anthers are united. 



Terete. Cylindrical or nearly so: not compressed. 



Tertiate. In threes. 



Tomentose. With close felt-like wool. 



Tomentum. Felt-like wool. 



Torosc. Having alternate swellings and constrictions. 



Torulose. Slightly torose. 



Turbinate. Top-shaped. 



Utricle. A one-seeded fruit with a bladdery pericarp. 



Versatile. Hanging freely on a support like a see-saw. 

 Villous. Having numerous long soft hairs. 

 Virgate. Wand-like. 



