shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
screw bean
Noun
spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
screwbean
Noun
shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
screwbean mesquite
Noun
shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
smooth darling pea
Noun
erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers
silk tree
Noun
attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens
siris
Noun
large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind
siris tree
Noun
large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind
spreading dogbane
Noun
North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes
snake palm
Noun
foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
spathiphyllum
Noun
any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
spathe flower
Noun
any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
snakewood
Noun
East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
strophanthus
Noun
any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters
spoonflower
Noun
tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
star jasmine
Noun
evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers
star-duckweed
Noun
cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America
sweet flag
Noun
perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
sweet calamus
Noun
perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
skunk cabbage
Noun
clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe
skunk cabbage
Noun
deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe
seabeach sandwort
Noun
perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers
stoneface
Noun
any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
stone-face
Noun
any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
stone plant
Noun
any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
stone life face
Noun
any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
soapwort
Noun
plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
snow-in-summer
Noun
chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers
snow-in-summer
Noun
annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk
sang
Noun
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
silene
Noun
any plant of the genus Silene
stone mimicry plant
Noun
highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite
sweet William
Noun
Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers
sand spurry
Noun
prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers
sea spurry
Noun
prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers
stitchwort
Noun
low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers
starwort
Noun
low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers
scarlet lychnis
Noun
Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
sandwort
Noun
low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
sandwort
Noun
low-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers
sandwort
Noun
loosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms
sour fig
Noun
low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
saltwort family
Noun
family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
saltwort
Noun
low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves
saltwort
Noun
bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves
samphire
Noun
fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers
saguaro
Noun
extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
sahuaro
Noun
extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
strawberry blite
Noun
European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit
spinach plant
Noun
southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves