Sagittate
A leaf that's shaped like an arrowhead, so has a distinct pointed tip. It also has pointed lobes, which extend either side of the point of attachment to the petiole or leaf stalk.
Saprophyte
An organism that grows on dead or decaying organic matter, eg, mushrooms and other fungi.
Scale
1) The fleshy leaf of a bulb.
2) A fern whose leaves have rust-coloured scales covering the whole of their undersides.
Scandent
A loosely climbing plant, ie, one that climbs without using tendrils. Instead it uses intertwining long, supple stems that grow through other plants.
Scion
A plant shoot or cutting that's grafted on to the rootstock of another to produce a new plant.
Pagination for glossary terms starting with the letter "s"
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