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
scouring rush
Noun
evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems
sword fern
Noun
any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed
snuffbox fern
Noun
fern of northeastern North America
silver fern
Noun
fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white undersides
silver fern
Noun
tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides
spider brake
Noun
Asiatic fern introduced in America
spider fern
Noun
Asiatic fern introduced in America
spider fern
Noun
fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands
southern maidenhair
Noun
delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks
shining clubmoss
Noun
a variety of club moss
staghorn moss
Noun
a variety of club moss
skeleton fork fern
Noun
pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves
smooth lip fern
Noun
southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica
spikemoss
Noun
any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
spike moss
Noun
any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
southwestern lip fern
Noun
lip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and Mexico having tall erect tufted fronds
smooth woodsia
Noun
rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia
swamp milkweed
Noun
densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers
showy milkweed
Noun
milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers
shareholding
Noun
a holding in the form of shares of corporations
spiritualty
Noun
property or income owned by a church
sales
Noun
income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
self-drive
Noun
a rented car
silk vine
Noun
deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits
sublease
Noun
a lease from one lessee to another
sublease
Verb
lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person
sublet
Noun
a lease from one lessee to another
sublet
Verb
lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person
stapelia
Noun
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers
smallholding
Noun
a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation