A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

s. (abbr.):

1. s. = seu, ‘or;’ see ‘or;’ cf. ‘l.’ also ‘v.’ = abbrev. for ‘vel;’

- ramulos laterales flagelliformes foliis imbricatis vel folia cuneata integerrima s. incisa proferens (C.Mueller), producing flagelliform lateral branchlets, with the leaves imbricate or the leaves cuneate, completely entire or deeply cut.

- MÜLLER, J. (1895e): Sertum Australiense s. species novae Australienses Thelotrem-earum, Graphidearum et Pyrenocarpearum. Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier 3: 313–327; a selection of Australian plants, or new Australian species of Thelotremeae, Graphideae and Pyrenocarpeae. Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier 3: 313–327.

NOTE: sive (seu) is properly used in disjunctive conditions (if either ...or if), but also with alternative words and clauses, especially with two names for the same thing (or else ...), as used in book titles:

- Bryologia Europaea seu (or else, (stated) differently) genera muscorum europaeorum monographice illustrata, the Bryologia Europaea or the genera of European mosses monographically illustrated.

NOTE: in older printed fonts, the ‘s.’ may appear as ‘f.’ but the crossed line is only on one side of the vertical line in ‘s’, whereas it extends on both sides of the vertical line in ‘f’;

- elytriculi f. [i.e. ‘s.’] flosculi marginales radium formantes (Swartz), the marginal elytriculi or florets forming a ray.

2. S. = sanctus,-i (s.m.II), abl.sg. sancto; sancta,-ae (s.f.I): (as a noun): “canonized saint” (Stelten);

- In Pisanis, atque Florentinis locis udis, praefertim in Monte Scalari prope Abbatiam S. Сaffiani loco la Croce di Faule (Mich.), in Pisan places, and also the wet Florentine localities, especially on Mount Scalari near the Abbey of Saint Cassian in the place [called] ‘la Croce di Faule.’

NOTE: Sanctus Cassianus, Saint Cassian, Cassian of Imola: Ioannes Eremita Cassianus, John the Ascetic].

- circa Abbatiam Divi Сassiani (Mich.), around the Abbey of Saint Cassian.

- in moeniis Romae Urbis, praesertim in interiori parte inter Portam S. Joannis, & S. Laurentii, reperitur etiam in externis Оstientibus moeniis ad Septemtrionem (Mich.), on the fortified walls of the City of Rome, chiefly in the interior part between the Gate of Saint John and Saint Lawrence, found also on the outer defensive walls of Ostiensis [Ostia] in the Northern part.

- juxta Urbis nostrae moenia, inter Divi Fridiani, & S. Petri in Gattolino portam, a fodina lateritia non longe, mense Februario (Mich.), beside the (fortified) walls of out City, between [the temple or basilica] of Saint Fridianus and Saint Peter on the Gattoline Gate, not far from the brick-works, in the month of February. (Sanctus Petrus, Saint Peter).