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strychn, strychno, strychnus, -strychnus Greek a nightshade, modern Latin from Linnaeus, from Latin<br />

strychnos a name used by Pliny, from Greek στρύχνος, a kind of nightshade<br />

stryphuosus tart, sharp.<br />

stryphn-, stryphno Greek sour, harsh<br />

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

(Camelliaceae)<br />

Stuckenia<br />

stud-, studen, studi Latin be diligent; zeal<br />

stult-, -stulti Latin foolish, silly<br />

stup-, stupa, -stupa, stupo Latin the coarse part of flax, from stupa, stuppa, tow, from late Greek στύππῃ<br />

stup-, stupe, stupid Latin benumb, stun<br />

stupatus flax, tow-like, (from stupa, tow, flax), a mass of filament matted together.<br />

stuposus flax, tow-like, (from stupa, tow, flax), a mass of filament matted together.<br />

stupr- Latin defile, corrupt<br />

sturio-, -sturio, sturion Late Latin the sturgeon<br />

sturn, sturni, sturnus, -sturnus Latin a starling<br />

stutocarpus <strong>with</strong> dotted fruit.<br />

styg, stygano, styger, styget, stygno, stygo Greek hatred; hated; hating<br />

stygianus, stygiana of the River Styx of mythology<br />

stygius “Linnaeus in Lachesis Lapponica, describing boggy area which "consists chiefly of marshes, here<br />

called stygz. A divine could never describe a place of future punishment more horrible than this country, nor<br />

could the Styx of poets exceed it."” From the Freckmann Herbarium.<br />

stygius from Mount Cholmos, in Morea, Greece.<br />

styl-, stylo, stylos, stylus Greek column; also noted as a pillar, stake, a pointed instrument, from στῦλος,<br />

stylos, pillar, pole, prop (often confused <strong>with</strong> Latin stilus, often incorrectly stylus, [not adopted from Greek] a<br />

stake, or pale, a pointed instrument for writing, style of writing or speaking) See the discussion under style in<br />

OED.<br />

stylaris style-like, column-like, from Greek στῦλος, stylos, column, pillar, or pole, a style.<br />

Stylidiaceae plants of the Grass-leaved Trigger Plant family, from the genus name, Stylidium, from Greek<br />

στῦλος, stylos, column, pillar, or pole, a style, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names<br />

Stylosanthes from Greek στῦλος, stylos, column, pillar, or pole, a style, and ἅνθος, anthos, flower.<br />

(Leguminosae)<br />

Stylocline Stylocli'ne (sty-lo-KLY-nee) from Greek στῦλος, stylos, column, pillar, or pole, a style, and cline,<br />

couch or bed (or gyne, female, specified by Nuttall in protologue), alluding to narrowly cylindric receptacles of the<br />

type species.<br />

styloflexa from Greek στῦλος, stylos, column, pillar, or pole, a style<br />

Stylomecon Stylome'con (sty-lo-MEE-kon) from Greek στῦλος, stylos, column, pillar, or pole, a style, and<br />

mekon, poppy<br />

stylophorus -a -um, Stylophorum style-bearing, from Greek στῦλος, stylos, column, pillar, or pole, a style,<br />

and pherein, to bear, phoros, bearing, referring to the conspicuous style, which is unusual in the family.<br />

(Papaveraceae)<br />

stylosus -a -um <strong>with</strong> prominent, conspicuous, or large styles, from Greek στῦλος, stylos, column, pillar, or<br />

pole, a style, and<br />

stym-, styma Greek stiff, erect<br />

styp-, styph, stypt Greek a stringent<br />

styp-, stypo, stypus, -stypus Greek a stump, stern<br />

styphel-, styphelo Greek sour; tough<br />

styphelioides styphelia-like<br />

styphl-, styphlo Greek harsh; sour, astringent<br />

styphnocarpus bearing fruit in autumn.<br />

sty-r, styrac, styrax, -styrax, styro Greek a kind of shrub<br />

styra- referring to gum<br />

Styracaceae Styraca'ceae (sty-ra-KAY-see-ee) plants of the Styrax plant family, from the genus name, Storax,<br />

and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

styracifluus, styraciflua sti-ra-KI-FLOO-us; flowing <strong>with</strong> styrax, or gum, (from Styrax, another genus of<br />

resinous trees), Storax yielding, from storax, a grayish brown fragrant liquid (an aromatic balsam), containing

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