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semipectinatus comb-like on one side only<br />

semipedalis measurin half a foot, or six inches.<br />

semipinnatus imperfectly pinnate<br />

semiplenus semi-double, half-double (of flowers).<br />

semipollicaris half a thumb’s breadth, half-an-inch.<br />

semiradiatus half-radiant (used of compositae).<br />

semireniformis kidney-shaped on one side only.<br />

semiserratus having saw teeth on one side only.<br />

semisetosus somewhat bristly, from semi-, half, imperfectly, and setosus, very hairy, bristly<br />

semiteres half tapering<br />

semiturbanus half turban-shaped.<br />

semivestatus half closed.<br />

semn-, semno Greek holy, sacred<br />

semo Greek a sign, mark, signal, a standard, streamer; a seal<br />

semote separately<br />

semotus -a -um semo'tus (seh-MO-tus) Latin adjective, distant, remote.<br />

semper, semper- Latin always, ever<br />

semperflorens ever or always flowering<br />

sempervirens semper'virens (sem-PER-vi-rens) literally ever green or always green, hence retaining leaves in<br />

winter, from Latin semper, always and virens, present participle of virēre to be green.<br />

sempervivoides sempervivum-like, resembling Sempervivum, House Leek.<br />

sempervivus -a -um, Sempervivum living for ever, from Latin semper vivere, i.e. semper, always, and<br />

vivere, to live, referring to their tenacity for life. (Crassulaceae)<br />

sempervivoides like Sempervivum, houseleek<br />

semper ubi sub ubi always where under where<br />

sempre avanti Italian cv. always in front<br />

sen-, senex, -senex, seni Latin an old person<br />

sen, seni Latin six<br />

senari Latin six each<br />

senarius containing six, or in sixes.<br />

Senebiera in honor of Senebier, a distinguished vegetable physiologist. (Cruciferae)<br />

Senecio Sene'cio (se-NE-kee-o or sen-EE-see-oh) from New Latin, from Latin senecion-, senecio old man, or<br />

Latin senex, senis, old man or woman(?), groundsel (from its hoary pappus), for the fluffy white seed heads<br />

resembling the white hair of an old fart. The word Senecio is synonymous <strong>with</strong> the word Erigeron. (Compositae)<br />

senecioides senecio-like, resembling Ragwort, Senecio.<br />

senect- Latin very old, aged<br />

senega alteration of Seneca, a tribe of the Iroquois Confereracy; from the use of Polygala senega by the<br />

Seneca as a remedy against snakebite<br />

senegalensis -is -e from the banks of the river Senegal in west Africa.<br />

Senegalia Senega'lia (sen-e-GAY-lee-a)<br />

senensis -is -e from Sena in Portuguese South Africa.<br />

senescens Latin grow old, grey as from age, becoming aged, from senescere, to grow old, from senex, old,<br />

and -escens adjectival suffix indicating a process of becoming or developing, becoming like, having an<br />

incomplete resemblance.<br />

seni- Latin an old person; six<br />

senicul-, seniculus, -senuculus Latin an old man<br />

senil-, senili- Latin of old people<br />

senilis -is -e old, as of old age, white-haired, senile.<br />

Senna Sen'na (SEN-na) New Latin from the Arabic sana.<br />

sennoides senna-like, resembling senna, but erroniously in one source as plants of the Cassia, Senna Plant, tribe,<br />

from Senna, the genus name, and -oides, from classical and post-classical Latin oīdēs, and its etymon ancient Greek<br />

-οειδής, -oeides, adjectival suffix indicating having the form or likeness of.<br />

sens-, sensi- Latin feeling<br />

sensibilis -is -e (sen-SI-bi-lis) sensitive to early frosts, sensitive; manifesting irritability.<br />

sensitivus sensitive, capable of feeling, responsive to touch as the leaves of Mimosa pudica, from Latin<br />

sentire, to feel, and -ivus adjectival suffix indicating capacity, ability, possession by or property of,

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