sagItta rIa

[Fem. sing. of Lat. sagittar ius pertaining to an arrow. So named from the shape of its leaves.] Bot.: Arrowhead; a genus of Alismacese. Moncecious; stamens and styles many; achenes one seeded, compre ed, margined, collected into a head. Known species about fifteen. Various species are astringent. Sagitta ria sinensis is cultivated for food in China. Sag-it-tär-I-ŭs, s . [Lat.=an archer.] Astron.: The Archer (1); the ninth sign of the Zodiac, and the third of the southern signs, containing eight visible stars in two quadrangles. A line from Deneb through Altair will intersect Sag it tar i us. IMG:content-0894.png:[blocks in formation] sago