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Sarcoder'ma, Sarcoder'mis — A layer 
more or less apparent, and sometimes 
fleshy, between^ the^-Kxopleura and 
KndopU'ura. n .‘t- ‘ % 
Sarcoi'des — Having' the general appear- 
ance of a piece uf flesh. 
Sarcolo'bk-R — The most extensive of two 
primary groups into which the Legu- 
minosae may be divided, characterised 
by the cotyledons being thick and flesh j'. 
Sarco'ma — A fleshy disk. 
SARMEXTA'c^X)C.^, Sarmenta'ckus— When 
a branch ax)proaches to or assumes the 
character of a runner. S.vrmek- 
TlFERUj?, Sarmentosus— Bearing long 
flexible branches, which r^uire sup- 
port [to prevent their trailing on tne 
ground. Saumen'tcm — A runner. 
Sautellus — Synonym for “ Bulbillus.” 
From an attendant. 
Saxa'tillis— Living among rocks. Saxi'- 
COLUS — To inhabit rocks. S.AXO'srs — 
Stony ; growing spontaneously in 
rocky and st<iny stations. 
ScA'BRiDUfi, ScABRirs'ctLrs — Somewhat 
rough or harsh to the touch, Sca'- 
BROCS, Sca'BER — Where a sensation of 
harshness or roughness is produced by 
stiff pubescence or scattered tubercles. 
Scabri'ties — Minute scaly pubescence pro- i 
ducing a roughness of the surface. 
Scala'rifor.m, ScAtA'iiiKORMis — When ' 
vascular tissue is transversely striated, I 
as if barred, like the steps of a ladder. i 
Scalpel'liformi.s— Shaped- like the blade ! 
of a penknife, and often with the aur- 1 
face set vertically with respect to the 
axis of vegetation. j 
Scan'dexs — When stems which would i 
otherwise trail upon the ground are j 
raised by the .supi>ort of tendrils, claws, 
&c. (See CoUca scandens, Lyjodium 
) ; 
Scape, Sca'pc.s, or RAnicAL Peduncle, is | 
a leafles-^ p^uncle prpceeding from the i 
stock, or from near ^the base of the I 
stem, or apparently]^ from the root 
itself. Scapiflorus — Having the 
flowers on scapes. (See the stalk of 
an inflorescence of Criaum.) 
Scapel'lus — Diminutive of “Scapus.” 
The neck or caudicule of the germinat- 
ing embryo. 
Schapi'dium — The spore-case of Alg®. 
Scario'se, SoARi'oscs—Xhin, dry, and 
membranous. (See the glumes of Ckloris 
scar (OSH.) 
Sc.ar'rose— Synonym for “Squar'rose.’’ 
Schista'ceus, ScHiSTO'.sus—Of the colour 
of c(>mm« -n slate ; blue w-ith much grey. 
Sci'as, Sci'ados — A .shade, an umbrella. 
Scicroi'des — Curved and bushy like a 
squirrel's tail. 
Scler'oid, Scleroi'DUS — Of a bard texture. 
Scle'rogen — A non-nitrogenized com- 
pound, which Alls the cells of woody 
fibre, and forms the hardened bony 
matter in some fruits. 
Sclerophyl'lus— With the leaves stiff 
and hard. Scleropoidus — When per- 
sistent peduncles harden and become 
thorny. 
Scobicula'tus, Scobifor'mis — In fine 
grains like sawdust. 
Scobi'na (A file)— The immediate support 
to the spikelets of grasses. Sco- 
bi.va'tcs — Where the surface feels 
rough like a rasp. 
ScORPIO'lD, Scorpioi'pal, Scorpioi'des, 
Scorpioida'uh — Where a main axis 
of infloresence is curved in a circinate 
manner, like the tail of a scorpion. 
(See inflorescence of the Heliotrope.) 
Scripture-wort?5 — A name given to the 
speciesof OpcgAiphu^ or Letter Lichens. 
SCROBICUL.X'TCS, * SCROBTCULO'SUS— Pitted. 
(See the Dutch Millet, Paspalui.i 
scrohiculntuin.) 
ScRO'Ti'M— A pouch ; the volva of some 
Fungi. 
SCRO’TIFORM, SCR0T1F0B'.\£I3 — PoUch- 
shaped. 
Scu't.ate, Scuta'tus — Synonym for 
“ Buckler-shaped.” Scutum (A shield) 
— A circular disk-like space over the 
stigma, in the midst of the orbiculus 
in some plants. 
Scutel'la — A dish or saucer. Also, 
ScUTEL'LUM, a sessile apotheciam bor- 
dered by the substance of the thallus 
itself. 
ScY'PHA, ScY'PHUs — A cup-shaped pode- 
tinm. ScYPHiFORMis — Cup-shaped. 
Scy'phulcs (Diminutive for “ Scy- 
phus”)— The cup like appendages from 
which the seta of Hepaticte arises. 
ScYTi'NCM— A totigh form of legume, 
wotxly extenially and pulpy within. 
Seb.x'ceus — Looking like lumps of callow. 
Sebiferus — Producing vegetable wax. 
(See fruit of E.rc<(Citria- sthljcniy the 
Chinese Tallow-tree.) 
Sec'tile, Sec'tilis— Subdivided into small 
portions. Sec'tus (Cut)— Parted. 
Se'cund, Seccnda'tus, Secun'dus— When 
organs are all turned to the same side 
of the axis round which they are 
arranged. Secundiflorus — Where the 
flowers are turned to one side, as 
Dendrohium sec.uwhim. 
Secun'dine, Secundi'x.v— The inner or first- 
develoiied iutegiurient to the nucleus of 
the ovule. 
Seed— T he fertilized ovule. 
Seg.atalis [S‘~iies, a cornfield) — Growing 
among corn, or on corn, as the “smut,” 
Ustilago scgvtiiut, 
Seg'ment, Seomen'tum — One of the sub- 
divisions of any part or organ. 
Segueg'ate — T o separate from others, or 
set apart. 
Sell.efor'mis — S addle-shaped. 
Se'men — S eed. 
Sem'i, as a prefix, denotes, half, partial, or 
one-sided. Thus Semi-auheuens — 
The adhesion extending through a por- 
tion of the usual conditions from below 
upwards. Semi-amplexicau'li.3— Half- 
clashing. Semi-babbatus — Part 
bearded, as in the case of the stamens 
of Bulline seini-harhata. Semi CYLIN'- 
DKicUH and Semi-tk'res both imply 
that the (me side is cylindrical and the 
other flat. 
