† ˈsemet Bot. Obs.
[f. L. sēm-en seed + -et1.
Corrupted by later writers into summit.]
Term used by Grew for an anther.
| 1671 Grew Anat. Veget. v. (1672) 140 The Attire I find to be of two kinds, Seminie and Florie: That which I call Seminie, is made up of two general parts, Chives and Semets, one upon each Chive. These Semets have the appearance (especially in many flowers) of so many little Seeds; but are quite another kind of Body: For upon enquiry we find, that these Semets, though they seem to be solid, and for some time after their first formation, are entire. 1725 Bradley's Fam. Dict. s.v. Attire, The Semini-form Attire consists of two parts, viz. Chives, or the Stamina as some call them, and Semets or Apices. |