semencine

[Lat. semen=seed, and cта, gen it, of cyna = an Arabian tree producing cotton.] Pharm.: A strong aromatic drug imported from Aleppo and Barbary. It is supposed to consist of the leaves, broken peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various Artemisias. Called also Wormwood and Semen-contra. *sěm-ēşe', a . [Lat.semi-half, and esus , pa. par. of edo to eat.) Half-eaten. sě-měs-tër, subst. [Lat. semestris half-yearly, from sex six, and mens is a month.] A period or term of six months. sem-1-, pref . [Lat. half (reduced to sem -before a vowel); cogn. with Gr. hem i -half; A. S.= sám as in sám - wis half-wise; Sansc. sámi =half.] A prefix, denoting half, half of, in part, or partially. It is largely used in compounds, the meanings being, as a rule, sufficiently obvious. semi-acid, a . Half-acid, sub-acid. semi-amplexicaul, a . Bot.: Half embracing the stem. semi-anatropous, a. Bot. ( of an ovule ): Parallel with the funiculus. semi-angle, s. The half of a given or measuring angle.