Dictionary

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semiparasite Noun a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis
spadix Noun the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe
sporophore Noun a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores
syconium Noun the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets
syncarp Noun fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry
sorus Noun cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
sorus Noun a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
simple fruit Noun an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape
swamp plant Noun a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land
stone fruit Noun fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond
spermatozoid Noun a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm
seedpod Noun a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
semiepiphyte Noun a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life
strangler tree Noun an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
sapwood Noun newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant
seedcase Noun the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
saxicolous plant Noun plants growing among rocks
saprophyte Noun an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium
saprophytic organism Noun an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium
saprobe Noun an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water
sieve tube Noun tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae
strap fern Noun fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves
swamp lily Noun North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
snake polypody Noun epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes
serpent fern Noun tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds
spathe Noun a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
scale leaf Noun a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
squamule Noun a minute scale
simple leaf Noun a leaf that is not divided into parts
sagittate-leaf Noun a leaf shaped like an arrow head
sagittiform leaf Noun a leaf shaped like an arrow head
spatulate leaf Noun spatula-shaped leaf
schizocarp Noun a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed
serrate leaf Noun a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
soft tree fern Noun of Australia and Tasmania
shuttlecock fern Noun tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
scale fern Noun small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds
scaly fern Noun small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds
shield fern Noun any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
sensitive fern Noun beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe
scolopendrium Noun a fern thought to resemble a millipede
staghorn fern Noun any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag
soft shield fern Noun European shield fern cultivated in many varieties
silvery spleenwort Noun North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
silvery spleenwort Noun fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores
silver tree fern Noun a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
sago fern Noun a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
spleenwort Noun any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium
squirrel's-foot fern Noun feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
swamp horsetail Noun Eurasia