A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin


transverse, transversal (Eng.adjj.): crosswise, extended or lying across or in a crosswise direction, as opposed to longitudinal (i.e. along the long axis): transversalis,-e (adj.B), transversarius,-a,-um (adj.A), transversus,-a,-um (adj.A); see decussatus,-a,-um (part.A), ‘intersected crosswise;’ NOTE: English ‘traverse’ derives from Later Lat. transversare, to cross. - cellulae in sectione transversali rectangulares, cells in transverse section rectangular. - costa in sectione transversa stereidis carens, costa in cross section lacking stereids. - cellulae in seriebus transversis 1-2, cells in 1-2 transverse rows. - folia acuminata, laevia, integerrima, nervosa: nervis transversis (Swartz), the leaves acuminate, smooth, completely entire, [with strong nerves]: with the nerves transverse [i.e. crosswise to the long axis]. - thallus sectione transversa semilunaris, the thallus with the transverse section [i.e. cross-section] half-moon in shape. - [mosses] theca ‘oblonga,’ ut in Mnio crudo, ubi diameter longitudinalis transversalem multoties superat (Brid.), the theca is ‘oblong,’ as in Mnium crudum, where the longitudinal diameter many times exceeds the transversal. - [moss] Trichostomo brachydontio similis sed, cellulisque laminae basalibus in rectangulum transversum vel quadrantum discretum dispositis ex 0.2 areae folii compositis differt; similar to Trichostomum brachydontium but it differs by the basal laminal cells differentiated in a transverse rectangle or square of about 20 percent of the leaf. apicotransverse (Eng.adj.): (fungi) “(of the spindle) located at the apex and situated crosswise (Kühner 1926)” (S&D): apicotransversalis,-e (adjB), apicotransversarius,-a,-um (adj.A), apicotransversus,-a,-um (adj.A). longitudinal, q.v., along the long axis of an organ: longitudinalis,-e (adj.B). oblique, q.v. (as in bryology) “slanted; e.g., an oblique leaf insertion is one that is between transverse and longitudinal” (Magill 1990): obliquus,-a,-um (adj.A). Dehiscentia,-ae (s.f.I) transversa (adj.A): of an anther, dehiscing at right angles to the long axis of the theca. Linea,-ae (s.f.I) transversalis,-e (adj.B): “the ostiolum of certain Fungals” (Lindley). Transversal Axis, of Diatoms “that axis which lies in the transversal plane, cutting the pervalvar (main longitudinal) axis (O. Mueller)” (Jackson): axis,-is (s.m.III) transversalis, abl.sg. axe transversali; axis transversus, abl.sg. axe transverso; see axis.
Transverse cross-wall, -septum or -partition: transeptum,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. transepto; cf. transeptatus,-a,-um (adj.A): with all cross walls transverse.
transverse (Latin adv.): see transversely.