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A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like.

A Mediterranean food fish (Sparisoma scarus) od excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; -- called also parrot fish.

ank, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea; as, the Mediterranean Sea; the Sea of Marmora; the North Sea; the Carribean Sea.

o come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and Africa.

very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, -- used in the Mediterranean. [Written also setee.]

A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.

al lock for the gates to shut against. Sill course (Arch.), a horizontal course of stone, terra cotta, or the like, built into a wall at the level of one or more window sills, these sills often forming part of it.

The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa). [Local, U. S. ] Slider pump, a form of rotary pump.

Prior. Snake's-head iris (Bot.), an iridaceous plant (Hermodactylus tuberosus) of the Mediterranean region. The flowers slightly resemble a serpent's open mouth.

A hot, oppressive wind which sometimes blows in the Mediterranean, particularly on the eastern coast of Spain.

rdfish, but having scales and ventral fins. It is found on the American coast and the Mediterranean.

cially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.

See under Nettle. -- Spurge olive, an evergreen shrub (Daphne oleoides) found in the Mediterranean region.

ster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf. Figurine.

amer duck. Steamer duck (Zoöl.), a sea duck (Tachyeres cinereus), native of Patagonia and Terra del Fuego, which swims and dives with great agility, but which, when full grown, is incapable of flight, owing to its very small wings. Called also loggerhead, race horse, and side wheel duck.

A lizard (Stellio vulgaris), common about the Eastern Mediterranean among ruins. In color it is olive-green, shaded with black, with small stellate spots. Called also hardim, and star lizard.

lant which bears leaves, or rudiments of leaves, whether rising above ground or wholly subterranean.

ing; form; make; construction. Want of insight into the structure and constitution of the terraqueous globe. Woodward.

Subterraneous. [Obs.]

Subterranean.