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Rugose. wrinkled or crumpled.

Scariose. dry and chaffy (opposed to tender and succulent).

Secund. all turned to one side.

Seta. the fruit-stalk.

Setaceous. bristle-shaped.

Spathulate. somewhat resembling a battle-door.

Strumose. swollen at base.

Sub-. in a slight degree; e. g. "sub-serrate" slightly serrate.

Subula. an awl.

Subulate. awl-shaped.

Sulcate. furrowed.

Synoicous. male and female fl. on same receptacle.

Terete. cylindrical.

Thæca. the capsule.

Tomentose. covered with down.

Truncate. having the point cut off.

Tumid. swollen.

Turbinate. shaped like a peg-top.

Vaginula. the cellular sheath surrounding the base of the seta.

Vermicular. narrow and wavy (like a worm).

Villi. short leafy processes on the stem amongst the leaves.

Villous covered with villi.

Uncinate. bent like a hook.

Undulate. wavy.