Sebastodes (sebastodez)

[NL. (Gill, 1861), [ secabili ta ( t- ) s , capacity for being cut, secabilis , secabilis , that may be cut, secare , cut.] Capability of being cut or divided into parts. It is po ible that it [matter] may not be indefinitely divisible; that there may be a limit to the succe ive divi sion or sec ability of its parts. Graham , Chemistry, I. 133. Secale (sē-kā'lē), n . [NL. (Linnæus, 1737), secale , rye, secare , cut: see secant .] A genus of gra es, including rye, of the tribe Hordeæ and subtribe Triticeæ . It is characterized by its crowded cylindrical spike of compre ed spikelets, which secern have the flat side se ile against a hollowed joint of the main axis of the plant, and which are commonly but two flowered. The flowering glume is tipped with a long awn formed from the five nerves, of which the lateral are obscure on the inner face and conspicuous on the outer. The 2 species have been long spontaneous in western and central Asia, and also in the Mediterranean region, where 3 or 4 native varieties are by some considered distinct species. All are erect annual gra es with flat leaves and dense terminal bearded spikes. The secale cornutum of pharmacy, used in obstetric practice, is merely the common rye affected with ergot. See rye.