small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae
grapevine family
Noun
a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales
grape vine
Noun
any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
giant scrambling fern
Noun
large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high
grey polypody
Noun
fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below
gray polypody
Noun
fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below
golden maidenhair
Noun
mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
golden polypody
Noun
mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
golden polypody
Noun
tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds
green spleenwort
Noun
a small fern with slim green fronds
goldie's wood fern
Noun
North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe
glade fern
Noun
North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
grass fern
Noun
epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
golden fern
Noun
stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
golden fern
Noun
tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides
gold fern
Noun
fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with bright golden-yellow undersides
giant fern
Noun
highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall
glory fern
Noun
named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered
ground fir
Noun
a variety of club moss
gross national product
Noun
former measure of the United States economy
gross domestic product
Noun
the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991
glebe
Noun
plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
gross profit
Noun
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
gross profit margin
Noun
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
gross sales
Noun
income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
gross revenue
Noun
income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
gross margin
Noun
the ratio gross profits divided by net sales
government income
Noun
income available to the government
government revenue
Noun
income available to the government
gross estate
Noun
the total valuation of the estate's assets at the time of the person's death
gravy train
Noun
income obtained with a minimum of effort
guerdon
Noun
a reward or payment
grubstake
Noun
funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits
grubstake
Verb
supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits
gift horse
Noun
a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically
general damages
Noun
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
ground rent
Noun
payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land
gratuity
Noun
an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
gratuity
Noun
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
gift tax
Noun
a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver
government bond
Noun
a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury
graduated tax
Noun
any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases
government security
Noun
a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System
gasoline tax
Noun
a tax on every gallon of gasoline sold
group insurance
Noun
insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group
growth stock
Noun
stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to
guaranty
Noun
a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
government issue
Noun
supplies such as food, clothing or ammunition issued by the government