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fyini ter-H, equivalent to almost., smne-' 



w.'urt, or about, — as aub sessile, nearly 



sessiie, &c. 

 Saberose ; of a textare resembling cork. 

 Subulate : shaped like an awl-blade ; linear 



or cylindric below, angular and tapering 



to a sharp point at summit. 

 Succalent : juicy; full of juice. 

 Sucker. A shoot, or olf set, from the root, 



or bas" of ihe stem. 

 S'ljfrute^cent ; almost slirnbby. 

 Stlfi-uticose ; somewhat shrubby ; shrubby 



at base. 



Snlcats ; furrowed, or grooved. 



Super, or supra ; a preposition signifying 

 above or tipnii, beyond or more than, — 

 as super-aj:illary, situated above the 

 axil. 



Supfr — or Supra-decompound : more than 

 decompound; many times subdivided, 

 or com{)Ound. 



Superior; above; a term applied to the 

 ovary when it Is above the calyx, ovf/-ee 

 in the flower ; also to the calyx, when 

 the tube is adherent to the ovary, and the 

 segments borne on its summit. 



Suppression : the non-production, or fail- 

 ure in the development of an organ. 



5vrc«^9-s-?; bearing suckers, or olF-sets. 



Suspended ovules, or seeds. When they 

 are attached to the summit of the ovary, 

 or pericarp, and hang perpendicularly In 

 the cavity. 



Suture. The line, or seam, formed by the 



junction of two margin^. 

 Syrnmrtrical flower. "When there is an 



equal number of parts in each series, or 



verticil. 



Sjngenesinus, having the anthers united, — 



as in the Composit'f. 

 Synonym. Another name for the same 



thing. 



Tenacious: sticky or adhesive; also hold- 

 ing on by means of very small hooked 

 points. 



Tendril. A filiform twining branch, or 

 appendage, by which some plants climb, 

 or sustain themselves ; in the grape vine, 

 it is an abortive raceme. 



K'refe : round, like a column, — and either 

 cylindric or tapering ; applied to stems, 

 '>\- stem-like bodies." See orbicular. 



Terminal; situated at, or proceeding lorn, 

 the end or summit. 



Ternary; arranged in threes; cons\sting 

 of three parts, or elements. 



Ternate ; three-fold; three together,— as 

 the leaflets of clover, itc. 



Tessellated ; resembling mosai > work ; in 

 little squares, or checkers, like a chess- 

 board. 



Testa. The outer integument, or proper 



coat, of a seed. 

 Tetrad ynamons ; having 4 long and 2 



short stamens, in a cruciate flower. 

 Tetrdrforuma ; 4 cornered, or haying 4 



Teirdrn'rutf^ ; consisting of 4 parts, or 



constituent portions. 

 Teirandrous: having 4 stamens of equal 



leijgth. 



Thorn. A sharp process from the woody 

 part of a plant, — being a stunted or abor- 

 tive branch. 



Throat. The orifice or passage into tho 

 tube of a corolla. 



Thyrsoid ; resembling, or being in the form 

 of a Thyrsus. 



Thyrsus. A kind of contracted, or dense, 

 ovoid panicle,— as In the Lilac, llorse- 

 Chestnut, &c. 



Tiller. A sucker, or young shoot of Wheat, 

 Eye, &c. 



Tiller, or tillaic ; to put forth suckers, or 

 new shoots, from the root, or base ol 

 the stem — as Wheat, &c. See stde, or 

 stool. 



Tissue. Web, or fabric ; the intimate or- 

 ganic structure, or composition, of bodies ; 

 especially those which are, or have been, 

 alive. 



Tomentose ; covered with a curled, or mat 



ted, cottony pubescence. 

 Tumentum.. ' A matted downy or cottony 



pubescence. 

 Toothed. See dentate. 

 Torose, or torulose ; swelled out in obtuse 



ridges. 



Tortuoiis ; bent in different directions. 

 Torus. The bed. or receptacle at the apex 



of a flower stalk, on which are inserted 



all the parts of the flower. 

 Translucent; clear, or transmitting light 



faintly. 



Transverse, transversely; across; cross- 

 M'ise : at right-angles with lengthwise. 



Triadelphous ; having the filaments united 

 in 3 parcels. 



Tridndrous ; having 3 stamens. 



Triangular ; having 3 angles, corners, or 

 points. 



Tribes. Groups of kindred plants, inter- 

 mediate between Orders and Genera, 



Tribrdcteate ; having 3 bracts. 



TricJwtomous : three forked; dividing by 

 3 equal branches. 



Tricoccoiis ; composed of three separable 

 indehiscent carpels or (cocci). 



Triciuspidate ; having, or terminating in, 

 3 sharp points. 



Trifdrious; facing, or pointing, inS direc- 

 tions. 



Trifid: three cleft; partially cut or divided 



into 3 segments. 

 TrifMate ; having 3 leaves ; or the leaves 



arranged in threes. 

 Trifoliolate ; 3 leaflets together. 

 Trigonous ; three cornered. 

 Trigynous ; having 3 pistil?. 

 Trilobate ; three lobed. 

 Trimeroits ; consisting of 3 parts. 

 Tripartite ; three parted. 

 Tripstalaus ; having 3 petals, 

 Tripmnate ; thrice pinnate ; the common 



