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Sweet CornnounMWEa corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eatingverified
Sweet Corn PlantnounMWEa corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eatingverified
Sweet EldernounMWEcommon elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berriesverified
Sweet False ChamomilenounMWEannual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferiorverified
Sweet FernnounMWEmat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asiaverified
Sweet Four O'clocknounMWEleafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowersverified
Sweet GoldenrodnounMWEgoldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is madeverified
Sweet GrassnounMWEany of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odorverified
Sweet GumnounMWEa North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sapverified
Sweet Gum TreenounMWEa North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sapverified
Sweet MelonnounMWEany of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smellverified
Sweet Melon VinenounMWEany of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smellverified
Sweet PeppernounMWElarge mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblongverified
Sweet PepperbushnounMWEshrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowersverified
Sweet PotatonounMWEthe edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United Statesverified
Sweet Potato VinenounMWEpantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange fleshverified
Sweet ResedanounMWEMediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragranceverified
Sweet RocketnounMWElong cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the eveningverified
Sweet RollnounMWEany of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glazeverified
Sweet ShrubnounMWEhardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowersverified
Sweet SultannounMWEannual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowersverified
Sweet VetchnounMWEperennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular jointsverified
Sweet White VioletnounMWEshort-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowersverified
Sweet WilliamnounMWEEurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowersverified
Sweet WoodruffnounMWEOld World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachetsverified
Sweet-Potato Ring RotnounMWEdisease of sweet potatoes in which roots are girdled by rings of dry rotverified
Sweetsop TreenounMWEtropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seedsverified
Swim BladdernounMWEan air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancyverified
Swimmer's ItchnounMWEa sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomesverified
Swimming HolenounMWEa small body of water, usually in a creek, that is deep enough to use for swimmingverified
Swimming StrokenounMWEa method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forwardverified
Swine FlunounMWEan acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemicverified
Swine InfluenzanounMWEan acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemicverified
swing aroundverbMWEturn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphoricallyverified
Swing VoternounMWEa voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the otherverified
Switchblade KnifenounMWEa pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a buttonverified
Switched NetworknounMWEA communications network, such as the public switched telephone network, in which any user may be connected to any other user through the use of message, circuit, or packet switching and control devices. Any network providing switched communications service.verified