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Glossary of Botanical Terms. 



Stipe ; the stem of a fungus ; anil also 

 of seed clover. 



Stoloniferous; nutting forth scions or 

 running shoots. 



Striate ; marked with fine parallel lines. 



Strictus ; still* and straight. 



Strigose; bristly. 



Suavis ; sweet, agreeable. 



Suberose ; corky. 



Subulate ; awl-shaped ; narrow and 

 sharp pointed. 



Succulent; juicy. 



Silicate; furrowed. 



Superior: a calyx or corolla is superior 

 when it proceeds from the upper part 

 of the germ. 



Supinus; face upwards. 



Suture ; line or seam formed by the 

 junction of two valves of a seed ves- 

 sel. 



Sylvestris ; growing in woods. 



Tegens ; covering. 



Tendril ; n thread-like appendage of 

 climbing plants, enabling them to as- 

 cend. 



Tenellus ; tender, fragile. 



Terete; round, cylindrical. *** 



Thorn; a sharp process from the woody 

 part of a plant. 



Tinctorius ; plants containing coloring 

 matter. 



Tomentose ; downy. ^» 



Torose ; uneven. 



Trachea ; names given to vessels sup- 



posed to be designed for receiving and 

 distributing air. 



Tuber : a solid, fleshy knob. 



Tunicate; coated with surrounding layerst 

 as in the onion. 



Turgid ; swelled : inflated. 



Turbinate; shaped like the top of a pear. 



Uligiliosus ; growing in damp places. 



Umbilicate ; marked with a central de- 

 pression. 



Uncinate ; hooked. 



Unctuosus ; greasy : oily. 



Undulate , waving gently : rising and 

 falling. 



Unguis ; a claw 



Uniflorua ; one-flowered. 



Unicus ; single. 



Unilateral ; growing on one side. 



Urceolate ; pitcher-shaped. 



Utricle ; a little bladder. 



Valves ; the parts of a seed vessel into 

 which it finally separates. 



Ventricose ; swelled out. 



Vernal ; appearing in the spring. 



Verrucose; warty : covered with little 

 protuberances. 



Vertical ; perpendicular. 



Vesicular ; made up of cellular substances. 



Vespertine ; flowers opening in the eve- 

 ning. 



Villose ; hairy : the hairs long and soft. 



Virescens ; inclining to green. 



Virgate ; long and slender. 



Virose ; nauseous : poisonous. 



