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Stephanomeria Stephanomer'ia (stef-an-oh-MEER-ee-a) Greek stephanos, crown, wreath, and meris, part,<br />

presumably alluding to appearance of plumose bristles of pappus<br />

stephensii ste'phensii (STEE-vens-ee-eye)<br />

stephensonii stephenson'ii (stee-ven-SONE-ee-eye)<br />

stere, stereo Greek solid<br />

sterc-, sterco, stercor, stercus, -stercus Latin excrement, dung, manure, from Latin stercus, dung.<br />

stercorans manuring, dunging.<br />

stercorarius relating to dung, dung-like, from Latin stercorārius, of or pertaining to dung.<br />

Sterculia after Sterculius, the Roman god of manuring, referring to the bad odor of some species.<br />

(Sterculiaceae)<br />

Sterculiaceae Sterculia'ceae (ster-kew-lee-AY-see-ee) plants of the Buddha’s Cocoanut family, from modern<br />

Latin from Streculius, the god of manuring.<br />

sterculiaceus resembling Buddha’s Cocoanut.<br />

sterculinium (sterquilinium) n. Latin a dungpit.<br />

Streculius (Sterculinus) m. Latin the god of manuring.<br />

stercus, -coris n. Latin dung.<br />

stereo- from Greek στερεός, stereos, solid.<br />

stereoides firm, close, tight.<br />

stereophyllus <strong>with</strong> hard leaves, or closed leaves.<br />

steres-, steresis, -steresis Greek deprivation, loss<br />

sterigma, sterigma, sterigmato Greek a support<br />

steril-, sterili Latin barren, sterile<br />

sterilis sterile, infertile, barren, as flowers destitute of pistil or stamen <strong>with</strong>out anther, from the Latin sterilis,<br />

unfruitful, for the frequent staminate inflorescences<br />

steriph-, steripho Greek firm, solid<br />

stern, sterno, sternum, -sternum Greek the breast, breastbone<br />

stern, sterna, -sterna New Latin a tern<br />

sternianus, sternii for Sir Frederick Stern (1884-1967), plantsman, author, and creator of a fine garden at<br />

Highdown, near Worthing, Sussex, UK<br />

sternu, sternut Latin sneeze<br />

sterr, sterrho, sterro Greek solid, stiff<br />

stert Latin snore<br />

stet let it stand, an editorial note. Illiud Latine dici non potest. Stet!<br />

steth, stetho, stethus, -stethus Greek the breast, chest<br />

Stevia for Pedro Jaime Esteve (Stevius), d. 1556), noted medical practitioner and botany professor of<br />

Valencia, Spain<br />

stevioides stevio'ides (stee-vee-OH-i-dees)<br />

Stewartia for John Stuart (1713-1792), 3 rd Earl (or Marquis) of Bute and British Prime Minister. Linnaeus<br />

misspelled his name.<br />

stewartii for Laurence Stewart (1877-1934), Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland<br />

sthen, sthenar, stheno, sthenus, -sthenus Greek strength, might.<br />

stib, stiba, -stiba, stibi Greek hoar frost; antimony<br />

stib, -stibo, stibus, -stibus Greek a track, tread<br />

stich, -stich(...), sticho, stichus, -stichus Greek a row, line, referring to a row, from στίχος, row, line, verse.<br />

stichari, sticharium, sticharium Greek a vestment, tunic<br />

stichocarpus bearing fruit disposed on a spiral line.<br />

stichus a row, used in compound words, from Greek στίχος, row, line, verse.<br />

stict, sticto Greek punctured, dappled, modern Latin from Greek στικτός spotted.<br />

-stict(...) referring to spots or glands<br />

sticticus dotted <strong>with</strong> minute holes like pinpricks.<br />

stictopetalus <strong>with</strong> petals covered <strong>with</strong> glandular dots.<br />

stictophyllus having leaves covered <strong>with</strong> points or dots.<br />

stictus, sticta dotted, spotted.<br />

stig-, stiga Latin goad, prick

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