putchamin
Obsolete spelling of persimmon.

putchamins
plural of putchamin

qat
Alternative form of khat, a psychoactive stimulant obtained from the plant Catha edulis.

qhat
Alternative spelling of khat.

quadrella
A bet where the bettor must pick the winners of four nominated races at the same track.

quadrellas
plural of quadrella

quamash
Dated form of camas.

quat
A pustule.
An annoying, worthless person.

quinoa
A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour.

quinoas
plural of quinoa

quinua
Dated form of quinoa.

rabbitberries
plural of rabbitberry

rabbitberry
Synonym of bullberry.

rabbitroot
Alternative form of rabbit root.

radiola
A sea urchin spine.

radiolas
plural of radiola

rasamala
The evergreen tree Altingia excelsa.

rasamalas
plural of rasamala

ratanies
plural of ratany

ratany
Alternative form of rhatany.

rattany
Alternative form of rhatany.

rauli
Nothofagus alpina, a deciduous tree of Chile and Argentina.

red bayberry
Morella rubra

red beet
Beetroot.

red maids
An annual wildflower native to western North America, Calandrinia ciliata, whose seeds were highly valued as food by American Indians.

red osier dogwood
A dogwood shrub of species Cornus sericea, native to northern North America.

red rattle
Any of several plant species of the genus Pedicularis and others.
Any of several plant species of the genus Pedicularis and others.
Any of several plant species of the genus Pedicularis and others.
Any of several plant species of the genus Pedicularis and others.

red shank
Alternative form of redshank.

red trillium
Trillium erectum, native to eastern, northeastern North America.

red-maids
Alternative form of red maids.

redberries
plural of redberry

redberry
The lingonberry or cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.

redmaids
Alternative form of red maids.

restiad
Synonym of restio.

restiads
plural of restiad

restio
Any member of the family Restionaceae of perennial, evergreen, rush-like flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere.
In particular, any member of the genus Restio of the family Restionaceae

restios
plural of restio

rhatania
Obsolete form of rhatany (“Krameria root”).

rhatanies
plural of rhatany

rhatany
Root of Krameria, previously used in medicine and to colour port (wine).
Any in genus Krameria of plants.

rhexia
Any of the genus Rhexia of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

rhexias
plural of rhexia

ribbonleaf pondweed
Potamogeton epihydrus, a perennial aquatic plant.

rice-paper plant
A species of plant, Tetrapanax papyrifer

riverweed
Any of the family Podostemaceae of aquatic herbs.

riverweeds
plural of riverweed

roble
California white oak (Quercus lobata).
Nothofagus obliqua (syn. Lophozonia obliqua); noble beech.

robles
plural of roble

rockrose
Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
Texas swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala, Malvaceae).
flameflowers (Phemeranthus spp., Montiaceae).
moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora, Portulacaceae).

rockroses
plural of rockrose

roly-poly
A toy that rights itself when pushed over.
A short, plump person (especially a child).
A forward roll or sideways roll.
Synonym of tumbleweed (“any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place”); specifically, the prickly Russian thistle (Kali tragus or Salsola tragus).
A baked or steamed pudding made from suet pastry which is spread with fruit or jam (or occasionally other fillings) and then rolled up.
In full roly-poly bug: a small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed, such as a woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea, especially a pill bug (family Armadillidiidae) or a sowbug (family Porcellionidae)) or a pill millipede (superorder Oniscomorpha).
A mischievous or worthless person; a scoundrel, a rascal.
An activity or game involving rolling.
An activity or game involving rolling.
An activity or game involving rolling.
An activity or game involving rolling.

ropebark
Synonym of leatherwood (“Dirca species”).

rose she-oak
Allocasuarina torulosa, an Australian tree which grows in sub-rainforest areas.

rosebush
The shrub that roses grow on; a rose plant.

rosebushes
plural of rosebush

rough-leaf false vervain
Synonym of blue snakeweed.

ruellia
Any member of the genus Ruellia of flowering plants.

ruellias
plural of ruellia

sabadilla
A Mexican and Central American plant of the family Melanthiaceae (Schoenocaulon officinale, syn. Sabadilla officinalis).
The seeds of this plant, used in medicine and insecticides.

sabadillas
plural of sabadilla

saffronwood
The evergreen tree Elaeodendron croceum.

saintpaulia
Any of the perennial flowering plants of the genus Saintpaulia, the African violets, especially Saintpaulia ionantha.

saintpaulias
plural of saintpaulia

sakaki
An evergreen tree, Cleyera japonica, native to East Asia.

salicornia
samphire (of the genus Salicornia)

salsola
Any member of the genus Salsola of amarantaceous plants, including the saltwort.

salsolas
plural of salsola

saltbrush
Misspelling of saltbush.

saltbush
Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.
Sarcobatus vermiculatus (black greasewood, greasewood, seepwood)
Baccharis halimifolia

saltbushes
plural of saltbush

saltwort
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:

saltworts
plural of saltwort

samphire
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible

samphires
plural of samphire

sampire
Alternative form of samphire.

sampires
plural of sampire

sandpaper
Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.
A sheet of such paper.

sandpapers
plural of sandpaper

sandspur
Synonym of sandbur.

sandspurs
plural of sandspur

sanguinaria
Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.
The rootstock of the bloodroot, once used medicinally as an emetic, etc.

sanguinarias
plural of sanguinaria

santalum
Any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers.

santalums
plural of santalum

sapadilla
Alternative form of sapodilla.

sapadillas
plural of sapadilla

sapadillo
Alternative form of sapodilla.

sapadilloes
plural of sapadillo

sapadillos
plural of sapadillo

sapodilla
A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics.
The edible fruit of this tree.

sapodillas
plural of sapodilla