xxviii ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY.' 
ScROPHULARiA, quod ej US ufu fcrofe deleclantur. 
Becaufe by eating of this plant fcrophulous diforders 
were fuppoled to be cured. 
Scutellap. lA, a figura calycis. From the figure 
of the cup being like a cap or hood. 
Sedum, a fedendo in rupibus, from being found 
growing on rocks. 
Senecio, a fenex, an old-man-, as tho’ the down of 
of this plant refembled on old-man’s beard. 
Semper v.ivuM, a fempiterno virore, of an everlaft- 
ing green. 
Serr ATULA, a ferratis folds, from the ferrated leaves. 
Ser APiAS, a Serapide deo ^gyptio. P//>/. From the 
Egyptian God Serapis. 
Smyrnium, ab urbe Smyrna, from the city Smyrna. 
Stachys, a fiachus^ fpica, from the fiower growing 
, in a fpike. 
Stratiotes, a jiratos^ exercitus. 
SuBULARiA, a figura foliorum, from the figure oF 
the leaves, which are fubulated or awl-fhaped. 
Tei CKiuM, a 1 eucro qui hanc invenifie dicitur. 
From Teucer who is faid to have firfi: found this plant. 
Thymus, a thumos^ animus, the mind. 
Tragopogon, from tragos^ herci, & fogon^ barba, 
i, e Goat’s Beard. 
Tr lENTALis, a magnitudine plant^e, from the height 
of the plant. 
Trjfolium, having three leaves. 
Turritis, a turris, a tower. 
Tussilago, from tuffis, a cough, and ago, to drive 
away. 
Ur TIC A, ab urendo tadlu, from its flinging quality. 
Xanthium, ab anthos^ flos, a flower. 
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