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Sinus. Sinuses are the angles of axils (alae). [Cf. Sinus.] 

 Spica. Spica is that which the stem of the grain (culmus) bears. 

 Formerly the country people called it speca — seemingly 

 named from spe. For they sow that for which they hope. 

 Indeed it contains three parts, the seed, the husk (gluma), 

 and the awn (arista). Spica mutica is one without an awn, 

 mutica for mutila. [Obsolete in this sense. Cf. Spike.] 



Spongiae. Ancient authors called tangled and entwined roots 

 spongiae. Hence the roots of vigorous cultivated asparagus, 

 coalescing by many twisted fibres (capillamenta), and inter- 

 woven forming a unit as it were, are called spongiolae, 

 spongiae, and spongiosae. [Obsolete.] 



Stamina. Stamina are those knobs (apices) which spring up in 

 the middle of the calyx; they are so called because they grow 

 out like filaments from the lowest portion of the flower. [Cf . 

 Stamen.] 



Stipulae. Stipulae are leaves surrounding the stem. [Cf. 

 Stipules.] 



Striae. Striae are certain elevated and projecting parts. Hence 

 a striate stem is one possessing striae of this kind, or rough- 

 ened with striatures. The term strigiles is also used if we 

 believe Vitrurius. (Cf. Striate.] 



Stolones. Stolones are the shoots from stems and the useless 

 suckers from roots. [Cf. Stolon.] 



Suffrutices. Suffrutices are plants with very abundant branches 

 and woody shoots, but with uniformly small leaves. [Cf. 

 Suffrutex.] 



Surculus. Surculus is that which springs simply and alone from 

 the branch, and is Hke a kind of bud produced on the trunk 

 or stock (caudex). [Obsolete in this sense. Cf. Surculus.] 



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Thyrsus. Thyrsus is a stem (caulis) and deserves this name be- 

 cause it rises like a wand or spear. [Cf . Thyrse.] 



Tomentum. By tomentum the Latins meant anything with 

 which mattresses could be stuffed to make them softer and 

 warmer, whether this be wool or feathers, or anything else 



