SUPERIOR

adj. Su2p-er'i2-o2r. Lat., s. (comp. of super us) [1st def.], super us (2d and 3d def's). Fr., supere, super i eur. Ger., obere (1st def.), oberstdndig (2d def.). 1. Situated on the upper portion of a part or organ; situated on the side next the axis. 2. Placed above another organ; of floral organs, epigynous; of an ovary, not at all adherent to the calyx, [a. 35.] 3. As a Lat. n. m., a muscle occupying a relatively high position, [a, 48.] Half-s. Lat., semi super us. Ger., lialboberstandig. Partially superior (said of the floral whorls when the ovary is half-inferior), [a, 35.] S. auriculae, S. auris. See ATTOLLENS aurem. S. mallei. See LAXATOR tympani minor. [s. 570]