a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere
south wind
Noun
a wind from the south
souther
Noun
a wind from the south
sound projection
Noun
the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
spherical aberration
Noun
an optical aberration resulting in a distorted image
spillover
Noun
(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
squall
Noun
sudden violent winds
squall
Verb
utter a sudden loud cry
squall
Verb
make high-pitched, whiney noises
squall
Verb
blow in a squall
static electricity
Noun
electricity produced by friction
sonic barrier
Noun
the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound
stellar parallax
Noun
the heliocentric parallax of a star
sound barrier
Noun
the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound
strong force
Noun
(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms
stone pine
Noun
medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown
scale moss
Noun
moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves
seed fern
Noun
an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)
subdivision Gnetophytina
Noun
gymnospermous flowering plants
silver pine
Noun
tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles
silver pine
Noun
timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood
subdivision Coniferophytina
Noun
cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period
southwestern white pine
Noun
medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico
spore
Noun
a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
subdivision Pinophytina
Noun
most conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina)
subdivision Cycadophytina
Noun
palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders
subdivision Cycadophyta
Noun
palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders
swamp pine
Noun
any of several pines that prefer or endure moist situations such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine
southern yellow pine
Noun
large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs
sporocarp
Noun
specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
spore case
Noun
specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
spore case
Noun
organ containing or producing spores
shortleaf pine
Noun
large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
stipule
Noun
a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk
single-leaf
Noun
pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems
single-leaf pine
Noun
pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems
single-leaf pinyon
Noun
pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems
spermatophyte
Noun
plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
seed plant
Noun
plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
seedling
Noun
young plant or tree grown from a seed
spruce pine
Noun
large two-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood
spruce pine
Noun
shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States
spruce pine
Noun
small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage
spruce pine
Noun
common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada
subalpine larch
Noun
medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains
silver spruce
Noun
tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown
stringybark pine
Noun
Australian cypress pine with fibrous inner bark
southern white cedar
Noun
slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States
silver fir
Noun
any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath