A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Scar, “a mark left on a stem by the separation of a leaf, or on a seed by its detachment, a cicatrix” (Jackson): cicatrix,-icis (s.f.III), abl. sg. cicatrice; nom. & acc. pl. cicatrices, gen. pl. cicatricum, dat. & abl. pl. cicatricibus; hilum,-i (s.n.II), q.v., abl. sg. hilo, “the scar or point of attachment of the seed” (Fernald 1950); vibex,-icis (s.f.III), abl.sg. vibice, “mark, weal” (Brown) is rarely used; Gk. -oulE (s.f.I), in Gk. compounds, a scar = L. cicatrix; see ‘mark.’

Gk. oulE (s.f.I): “wound scarred over, scar” (Liddell & Scott); see phyllula,-ae (s.f.I) below.

- cicatrices conidiales conspicuae, incrassatae, conidial scars conspicuous, thickened.

- stipulis cicatricem manifestam efferentibus, with stipules producing a definite scar.

- drupae styli cicatrice nunc subterminali, nunc a basi parum remota notatae (B&H), drupes marked with a subterminal scar of the style, sometimes [the scar is] somewhat remote from the base.

- embryo incurvus v. rarius rectus, radicula ad cicatricem styli spectante (B&H), the embryo incurved or more rarely straight, with the radicle facing the scar of the style.

- semina compressa, subpyriformia, hilo ventrali, seeds compressed, somewhat pear-shaped, with the hilum ventral.

- hilum humile rotundatum basale 10 mm. diametro, hilum low rounded basal 10 mm. in diameter

NOTE: the epithet of Lactuca scariola L. is the Arabic name of the plant (Fernald 1950).

NOTE: area (s.f.I) derasa (part.A), scar area on seed of Sapotaceae (Stearn); see derasa.

Bud-scale scar: cicatrix,-icis (s.f.III) perulina (adj.A).

Bundle scar: cicatrix,-icis (s.f.III) fascicularis (adj.B).

Cicatricula,-ae (s.f.I): cicatricule, “the scar formed by the separation of a leaf from its stem” (Lindley).

Eye (Eng.noun), q.v., “a conspicuous spot in a flower or seed, as a blotch of color; = hilum” (Jackson).

Hilum,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. hilo: “the scar produced by the separation of a seed from its placenta” (Lindley).

Leaf scar: cicatrix,-icis (s.f.III) foliaris (adj.B); cicatrix foliacea (adj.A).

Phyllula,-ae (s.f.I): “(obsol.) the scar left on a branch by the fall of a leaf” (Lindley); ‘1. (obsol.) the scar left on a branch by the fall of a leaf; 2. H. Gibson’s term for that stage in the embryo of vascular plants at which the first leaf and root appear (Parker)” (Jackson) [> Gk. phyll- ‘leaf’ + oulE, a scar, a wound healed or scarred over, a scar = Lat. cicatrix (Liddell & Scott)].

Stipule scar: cicatrix,-icis (s.f.III) stipulacea (adj.A).

Tetrad scar, q.v.: cicatrix,-icis (s.f.III) tetradica (adj.A), abl. sg. cicatrice tetradica.

Umbilicus,-i (s.m.II), abl. sg. umbilico, “the hilum of a seed; the scar formed by its separation from the placenta” (Lindley). semper (adv.): always, at all times, all the time, ever, forever; every time, on every occasion; see ‘always;’ opp. ‘never,’ q.v.; = Gk. aei, q.v., ever, always;

- petala 5, saepissime (sed non semper) aequalia, petals 5, very often but not always, equal.

- ramis hornotinis semper dense pilosis, with branches of the current year always densely pilose.

- [fungi] lamellae secus marginem prae tenuitate pellucente subtiliter papyracea fere semper varie fissae (S&A), lamellae along the margin, due to the pellucent [i.e. transparent] thinness, finely paper-like almost always split [i.e. divided] in various ways.

- Ovulum in R. apiifolio semper vidimus a basi loculi adscendere nec ab apice pendulum (B&H), we have seen the ovule always ascending from the base of the locule, not pendulous from the apex.

- semina uniseriata dicuntur, semper tamen ut in affinibus biseriatim inserta sunt, et nonnisi in folliculis ubi pauca maturescunt uniserialia apparent (B&H), the seeds are called uniseriate, yet always as in their [taxonomic] allies, they are inserted in a biseriate manner, and only in in the follicles where a few ripen, do they appear uniserial [i.e. in one row].

- BUERGERIA, Sieb, et Zuce. Fl. Jap. Farn. Nat. i. 78. t. 2, species Japónicas includit, quae nullo charactere a Talauma differe videntur nisi petalis saepius (nec semper) numerosioribus (B&H), Buergeria includes 2 Japonese species, which seem to differ from Talauma by no character except by the petals more often (not always) more numerous.

- Notandum est quod in Ranunculis plurimis carpella praesertim inferiora, receptáculo horizontaliter affixa nonnunquam quasi péndula sunt, sed ovulum quoad carpellum semper juxta basin cavitatis insertum est et versus apicem styliferum adscendit (B&H), it is to be noted that in most [species of Ranunculus] the carpels, especially the lower, are horizontally attached to the receptacle sometimes as if they are pendulous, but the ovule, as far as the carpel is concerned, is always inserted next to the base of the cavity and ascends, bearing the style, toward the apex.

[Aulacomnium androgynum] planta semper pseudopodiis invenitur (C. Mueller), plant always found with pseudopodia.