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sicari, sicarius, -sicarius Greek an assassin<br />

sicc- Latin dry<br />

siccatus possibly from Latin siccānus dry, of a dry nature<br />

siccus dry, sapless.<br />

sicerarius intoxicating, from late Latin sicera, of the Vulgate ‘strong drink’, medieval Latin cisera, cisara,<br />

Greek σίκερα, a word used by the LXX, the Vulgate, and Christian writers to translate Hebrew shēkār<br />

intoxicating liquor, ‘strong drink’.<br />

sicifolius <strong>with</strong> dagger-like leaves.<br />

siculiformis dagger-formed<br />

siculus, siculum Silician, of or from the isle of Sicily, in Italy.<br />

sicy-, sicyo, sicyus, -sicyus Greek a gourd, cucumber<br />

sidyoides resembling one-seeded Star Cucumber, Sicyes.<br />

Sicyos New Latin, from Greek σίκυος, sikyos, the ancient name for cucumber. (Cucurbitaceae)<br />

sid, sida, -sida Greek a pomegranate tree; a kind of water plant<br />

sid, sideri, siderius, -siderius Latin a star<br />

Sida New Latin, from Greek sidē, a water plant. (Malvaceae)<br />

Sidalcea Sidal'cea (si-DAL-see-a)<br />

sider-, -sider(...), sidera, sidero, siderus, -siderus Greek iron, referring to iron, from σίδηρος, sideros, iron.<br />

sidere Latin starry<br />

sideritoides resembling Iron-wort, Sideritis.<br />

siderophilus iron-loving.<br />

siderophloius iron-bark<br />

Sideroxylon iron wood<br />

sidifolius <strong>with</strong> leaves like Indian Mallow, Sida.<br />

sidoides resembling Indian Mallow.<br />

sidoniensis from Sidon or Saida in Syria.<br />

Sidotheca Sidothe'ca (sy-doe-THEE-ka) Greek sidus, star, and theke, case, referring to starlike involucres<br />

sieberi for Franz Sieber (1789-1844), naturalist for Prague<br />

sieboldianus -a -um, sieboldii for Philipp Franz van Siebold (1796-1866), German doctor, in Japan from<br />

1823-1830), who introduced many Japanese plants into European gardens and publishing works on Japanese<br />

plants.<br />

sierrae sier'rae (see-AIR-ee)<br />

sig-, siga, -siga, sigo Greek silence<br />

sigill, sigilla, -sigilla, sigillo Latin a seal; the little figures on a seal<br />

sigillatus as if marked <strong>with</strong> the impression of a seal.<br />

sigm-, sigma, -sigma, sigmato, sigmo Greek the letter Σ "S"; S-shaped.<br />

sigmoideus -a -um sigmoid'eus (sig-mo-ID-ee-us) double-curved, like the letter S.<br />

sign-, signi, signum, -signum Latin a sign, mark<br />

signatus marked, as though covered <strong>with</strong> writing, designated.<br />

sigo Greek silence<br />

siifolus <strong>with</strong> leaves like the Water Parsnip, Sium.<br />

sikkianus of or from the Japanese island of Shikoku<br />

sikkim- referring to Northern India<br />

sikkimensis from Sikkim in the eastern Himalayas<br />

sikokianus from the Japanese island Sikek.<br />

sil, silo Greek snub-nosed<br />

sila, silaus, -silaus Latin a kind of parsley<br />

silaifolius silaus-leaved, <strong>with</strong> leaves like Meadow Saxifrage, Silaus.<br />

Silberfeder German cv. silver feather<br />

Silberlicht German cv. silver light<br />

Silberlocke German cv. silver curl<br />

Silberschmelze German cv. molten silver<br />

silen, silent Latin still, silent<br />

silen-, silenus, -silenus Latin: foam; mythology: drunkenness<br />

Silene Sile'ne (sy-LEE-nee) New Latin, probably from Latin silenus, Silenus, from Greek silēnos, from Silēnos,<br />

Silenus, the intoxicated foster father and companion of Dionysus (or Bacchus). Silenus had human form but <strong>with</strong> a

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