SAGITTA RIA

(Lat.), n. f. Saaj(sa3g)-iat-ta(ta8)'ria-a8. From sagitta, an arrow. Fr., sagitta ire. Ger., Pfeilkraut. Arrow-head; a genus forming a tribe (Sagittariece) of the Alismacece. [B, 3-1. 42, 170 (a, 35).] S. obtusa. Sp., sagitaria [Mex. Ph.]. A North American species, closely allied to and used like & sagittifolia. [a, 35.] S. sagitttefolia, S. sagittifolia. Fr.,ftechiere aquatique, sagitta ire aquatique, fleche d'eau, sagette, queue d'cirondelle. Ger., gemeines Pfeilkraut. Common arrow-head (or -leaf), water archer; an aquatic species of Europe, Asia, and North America. The rhizomes are used as food after di ipation of their acridity by desiccation or boiling. The leaves, folia sagiltarice, were formerly official. [B (a, 35).] S. variabilis. See S. obtusa. [s. 428]