subpetiolar 
Succinosis 
PEDUNCULATE), supported on a very 
short stem; subpet‘iolar, subpetio- 
la'ris, subpet’iolate (+ PETIOLATE), 
under the petioles, as the buds of 
Platanus; subperiphaer’icus (+ 
PERIPHERIC), nearly peripheric, 
used of an embryo, such as in 
Atriplex (8. F. Gray); subramea‘lis 
(+ RAMEAL), growing on a branch 
below a leaf; subra’mose, sub- 
ramo’sus, subra’mous (+ RAMOSE), 
(1) having a slight tendency to 
branch ; (2) with few branches ; 
subrig’id (+ RIGID), slightly rigid ; 
subro’seus (+ ROSEUS), somewhat 
rose-coloured, pinkish ; subrotund’ 
(+ ROTUND), roundish; subscyph‘i- 
form (+ SCYPHIFORM), somewhat 
boat-shaped ; Subsec’tion (+ Sxc- 
TION), the division of a genus 
below a section, a small section ; 
subser’rate, subserra’tus (+ SER- 
RATE), vaguely serrate ; subses’sile 
(+ SESSILE), nearly sessile, almost 
devoid of a stalk; Sub’shrub, an 
under-shrub, or small shrub which 
may have partially herbaceous 
stems. 
Subsid'iary (subsidiarius, serving for 
support) Cells, certain epidermal 
cells which are less thickened or 
situated lower than the guard- 
cells which they surround (Stras- 
burger). 
subsim’ple (sub, somewhat, + SIMPLE), 
with few divisions ; Subspe’cies, a 
group of forms ambiguous in rank, 
between a variety and a species, 
usually marked by an asterisk,” ; 
Subspor’al (cropa, a seed) Cells, 
applied to certain colourless cells 
in Pithophora, found in spore- 
bearing individuals (Wittrock). 
Substitute (subsiztutus, put in place 
of) Fi’bres, like libriform fibres, 
but a much reduced form of pro- 
senchyma, the ‘‘ Ersatzfasern” of 
Sanio. 
Substomat’ic (sub, below, + STOMATIC) 
Cham’ber, = StomaTio CHAMBER. 
substra’tose (sub, somewhat, + 
STRATOSE), somewhat stratified, or 
in layers. 
subtend’ (subtendo, I stretch under- 
neath), to extend under, or be 
opposite to; subten’ding Leaf, that 
leaf whose axil gives rise to a 
bud or peduncle. 
subterete’ (sub, somewhat, + TERETE), 
somewhat terete; subtrop’ic (+ 
TROPIO), applied to half-hardy 
plants which in temperate climates 
can thrive in summer only. 
subterra’neous, subterra’neus (Lat.), 
underground. 
Sub’tribe (sub, under, + TRIBE), a 
division between a tribe and a 
enus. 
Su’bula (Lat., a small weapon), a 
fine sharp point; Su’bule, Duval- 
Jouve’s term for the terminal, 
non-twisted portion of the awn 
of grasses; su’bulate, subula’tus, 
awl-shaped; Su’buli, pl., ‘‘ the 
aciculae or sharp processes formed 
by some Fungals” (Lindley) ; 
su’bulifer, subulif‘erous (fero, I 
bear), bearing sharp points; su’buli- 
form, subuliform’'is (forma, shape), 
awl-shaped. 
subum’bellate (sub, somewhat, + UM- 
BELLATE), somewhat umbellate, as 
the inflorescence of some Rosaceae, 
Subvari’ety, Subvari’etas (sub, under, 
+ Vapiety), a trifling variety or 
form. 
subven'tricose (sub, somewhat, + 
VENTRICOSE), somewhat inflated ; 
subvertic’illate (+ VERTICILLATE), 
in imperfect or irregular whorls. 
Succeda’neum (succedaneus, substi- 
tuted), a substitute. 
Succes’sive (successivus, following) 
Whorl, one whose members did 
not originate simultaneously, but 
in succession. 
succif erous (succus, sap, fero, I bear), 
producing or conveying sap. 
succine’tus (Lat., ready)=CIROINA- 
TUS. 
succin’eus or sucin’eus (Lat., of 
amber), amber-coloured ; Suc’cinite, 
the commonest and best known 
form of amber, resin exuded by 
Pinus succinifera, Goepp., t ; Suc- 
cino’sis, Conwentz’s term for an 
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