scobicular 
Scyphulus 
a dormantstate, occurring in several 
groups of Fungi ; (2) also applied 
by some to the resting stage of 
the plasmodium of the Myxo- 
gastres. 
scobic’ular (scobis, sawdust)=scoBi- 
ForM (Crozier); scobicula’tus, in 
fine grains like sawdust ; scob’iform, 
scobiform'is (forma, shape), having 
the appearance of sawdust. 
Scobi’na (Lat., a rasp), the zigzag 
rhachis of the spikelet in some 
grasses; scob’inate,  scobina’tus, 
when the surface feels rough as 
though rasped. 
Scole’cite (cxéAnt, a worm), Tulasne’s 
term for the vermiform archicarp 
of Ascobolus pulcherrimus, the 
**Vermiform Body’ of Woronin. 
Scot’tish Type of Distribution, used 
by H. C. Watson for those plants 
in Great Britain whose head- 
quarters are in Scotland, 
scorpio'id, scorpioi'dal, scorpioi'dis, 
scorpioida’lis (cxopriwy, a scorpion, 
eldos, resemblance), when the main 
axis (pseudaxis) of inflorescence is 
coiled like the tail of 4 scorpion, 
more strictly with flowers two- 
ranked, these being alternately 
thrown to opposite sides; ~ Cyme 
or CINCINNUS, the lateral branches 
developed on opposite sides alter- 
nately as in Borragineae ; in some 
English textbooks erroneously 
given as “‘ helicoid”’ ;~ Dichot’omy, 
when alternate branches develop 
dichotomously; ~ unip’arous 
Cyme, a cymose branching when 
the right and left forks are alter- 
nately the larger. 
Screw-lines, spirals in phyllotaxis 
(Solms-Laubach). 
Scri’nium (Lat., a case), Necker’s term 
for the fruit of Myrtaceae, as of 
Lecythis ; adj. scrina’ceus. 
serobic’ulate, scrobicula’tus (scrobi- 
culus, a little trench), marked by 
minute or shallow depressions, 
pitted; scrobiculo’sus, pitted or 
punctiform. 
Scroll-gall, Kerner’s term for mal- 
formations caused by insects on 
leaves, which curl up on the side 
attacked. 
sero'tiform, scrotiform'is (scrotum, a 
pouch, forma, shape) pouch-shaped ; 
Scro’tum, the pouch or volva of 
some Fungi. 
Scurf, small bran-like scales on the 
epidermis ; Scur’finess, the appear- 
ance produced by membranous 
scales ; scurf’y, lepidote. 
scu'tate, scuta'tus (scutum, an oblong 
shield), buckler-shaped, scuta’ti Pili 
= scales. 
Scu'tel (scutella, a salver) = ScurEL- 
LUM ; scutella’ris, scu’tellate, scutel- 
la‘tus, shaped like a small platter ; 
scutel'liform, scutellifor m’is (forma, 
shape), patelliform, but oval and 
round (Lindley) ; p].tter-shaped (A. 
Gray); Scutel’lum, pl. Scutel’la, 
(1) a second and anterior coty- 
ledon in grasses, as in wheat 
(Scribner); (2) the conical cap 
of the endosperm in Cycadeae; 
(3) in Lichens, such an apothecium 
as in Parmelia, with an elevated 
rim derived from the thallus, 
scu'tiform, scutiform'is (scutum, a 
shield, forma, shape), buckler- 
shaped; ~ Leaf, the first formed 
leaf in Salvinia, the protophyll 
which differs in shape from those 
which succeed it. 
Scu’tum, (1) used by Jacquin to de- 
note the outer corona in Duvalia, 
Haw.; (2) the broad dilated apex 
of the style in Asclepiads. 
scym‘itar-shaped (A. Gray) = SCIMI- 
TAR-SHAPED. 
Scyph’a or Scyph’us (cxvdos, a cup or 
goblet), (1) a cup-like dilatation of 
the podetium in Lichens, having 
shields on its edge; Scy’phi, pl. 
‘‘open cups” (Leighton) ; (2) t the 
corona of Narcissus (Lindley) ; 
scyph'iform (forma, shape), cup- 
like; secyphiph’orous (gopéw, I 
carry), bearing cups; Scyphog’eny 
(yevvaw, I produce), Morren’s term 
for the production of ascidia ; scy- 
ph’ose, possessing scyphi; Scy- 
ph'ulus, the colesule or vaginule of 
Hepaticae. 
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