stern aspis

[Pref. stern-, and Lat. aspis; Gr. aspis a round shield, an asp.] Zool.: The typical genus of Sterna spide (q. v.). stern-berg-i-a, s. [Named after Count Caspar Sternberg, a botanist and patron of botany.] 1. Bot.: A genus of Amaryllee. Stern berg i a lutea, which resembles an autumnal crocus, is cultivated in gardens. 2. Palæobot .: A pseudo-genus of fo il plants. It is a cylindrical stem with transverse markings, now known to be the cast of the pith cylinder of some tree. One so-called species from the Carboniferous tocks. Min.: A orthorhombic mineral of rare occur rence. Hardne , 1 to 1.5; specific gravity, 4-215; color, pinchbeck-brown, blackening on exposure; streak, black; opaque; very flexible. Composition: Sulphur, 304; silver, 34-2; iron, 35*4=100, which yields the formula AgS+3FeS+FeS2. *sterne, a. [STERN, a.] *sterne, s. [STERN], 8. sterned, a . [Eng.stern,s.;- ed .] Having a stern; used in composition, as square- sterned , . *stern-er, s. [Eng. stern, v.; -er.] A director, a guide. "He that is 'regens sider a,' the sterner of the stars." Dr. Clarke: Sermons, p. 15. (1637.) *stern-fül, a. [Eng. stern, a.; -ful ( l ).] Stern. *stern-fül-ly, adverb . [English sternful ; -ly .] Sternly. ( Stanyhurst .)