Staminodium, ‘A sterile stamen. ty 
Sterile. Unproductive, as a flower without pistil, or a’ stamen 
without anther. ; 
Stigma. The part of a pistil which receives the pollen. Page x11. 
Stipules. Leaf-like appendages on either side of a leaf at the 
base of the petiole. 
Stipule-scar. The scar left by the fall of a stipule. Page xv. 
‘Striate. Marked with fine longitudinal stripes or ridges. 
Strobile. A cone. . 
Style. The part of a pistil connecting ovary with stigma. Page 
XIIt. 
Sub-. A prefix applied to many botanical terms, indicating 
somewhat or slightly. 
Subtend. ‘To lie under or opposite to. 
Sucker. A shoot arising from a subterranean part of a plant. 
Superposed. Placed above, as one bud above another at a node. 
Suture. A junction or line of dehiscence. 
Terete. Circular in cross-section. 
Terminal. Situated at the end of a branch. 
Ternate. In threes. 
Tetrahedral. Having, or made up of, four faces (triangles). 
Thorn. A stiff, woody, sharp-pointed projection. 
Tolerant. Capable of enduring more or less heavy shade. 
Tomentose. Densely pubescent with matted wool. 
Toothed. With teeth or short projections. 
Torus. The part of the axis of a flower which bears the floral 
organs. 
Transverse. Said of a wood section made at right angles with 
the axis of the stem; across the grain. 
Tree. ‘Usually defined as a plant with a woody stem, unbranched 
at or near the base, reaching a height of at least 15 feet. 
Trunk, The main stem of a tree. 
Turbinate. Top-shaped. 
Umbel. A simple inflorescence of flowers on pedicels which 
radiate from the same point. Page xv. 
Umbellate. Arranged in umbels, 
Undulate. With a wavy margin or surface. Page x11. 
Unisexual. Of one sex, either staminate or pistillate; not perfect. 
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