(n)large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States, Syn.Stenopelmatus fuscus, Jerusalem cricket

scrub beefwood

(n)tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood, Syn.Stenocarpus salignus, beefwood

scup

(n)porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America, Syn.southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus

scup

(n)found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish, Syn.northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops

shorthand

(n)a method of writing rapidly, Syn.stenography, tachygraphy

st. augustine grass

(n)low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass, Syn.Stenotaphrum secundatum, buffalo grass

stegosaur

(n)herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon, Syn.Stegosaur stenops, stegosaurus

stemless golden weed

(n)dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus, Syn.Haplopappus acaulis, Stenotus acaulis

wheel tree

(n)eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers, Syn.firewheel tree, Stenocarpus sinuatus

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Karyostenosis

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ka`ryon a nut, kernel + &unr_; a being straitened. ] (Biol.) Direct cell division (in which there is first a simple division of the nucleus, without any changes in its structure, followed by division of the protoplasm of the cell); -- in opposition to karyokinesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

Karyostenotic

a. (Biol.) Pertaining to, or connected with, karyostenosis; as, the karyostenotic mode of nuclear division. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenoderm

n. [ Gr. steno`s narrow, little + -derm. ] (Zool.) Any species of bat belonging to the genus Stenoderma, native of the West Indies and South America. These bats have a short or rudimentary tail and a peculiarly shaped nose membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenodermine

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the genus Stenoderma, which includes several West Indian and South American nose-leaf bats. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenograph

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stenographed p. pr. & vb. n. Stenographing ] To write or report in stenographic characters. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenograph

n. A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand. [ 1913 Webster ]

I saw the reporters' room, in which they redact their hasty stenographs. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenographer

n. One who is skilled in stenography; a writer of shorthand. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenographical

{ } a. [ Cf. F. sténographique. ] Of or pertaining to stenography. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenographist

n. A stenographer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenography

n. [ Gr. steno`s narrow, close + graphy: cf. F. sténographie, G. stenographie. ] The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenophyllous

a. [ Gr. steno`s narrow + fy`llon leaf. ] (Bot.) Having narrow leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenosis

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. steno`s narrow. ] (Med.) A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stenostome

a. [ Gr. steno`s narrow, little + sto`ma mouth. ] (Zool.) Having a small or narrow mouth; -- said of certain small ground snakes (Opoterodonta), which are unable to dilate their jaws. [ 1913 Webster ]

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