STRICT

adj. Stri2kt. Lat., strict us (from string ere, to draw tight). Fr., roide. Ger., straff (1st def.). 1. Of stems, etc., more or le rigid. 2. Very upright or straight. The Strictce of Scopoli are a tribe of plants comprising three gentes, the first including genera (Circcea, Liidwigia, etc.) with dry fruit, the second genera (Protium, Ribes, etc.) with succulent fruit, and the third genera (Hedera, Aralia, etc.) related to the Umbelliferae,. [a, 35.] [s. 550]