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  • spiny milk berry
    n. a tree, Bumelia celastrina, with black, edible berries: 1977 (Patterson 21). (Mayag., San Sal.)
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  • spiny bur
    n. a plant, Acanthospermum humile, with hooked prickles: 1920 (Britton 447). (San Sal.)
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  • spinach
    [DJE, Amarantus sp.; W3, Spinacia oleracea] n. a trailing plant (sp?) with edible leaves different from that common in the U.S. (Andros, Nassau)
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  • spilligate
    [etym. uncertain, but cf. OED spiflicate to confound, and PIFLICATED very drunk] v. to have a good time out on the town:
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  • spike down
    [cf. OED spike to secure by means of spikes] v. to drive long nails into a coffin to prevent the
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  • spiked aloe
    [from tall flowering stem] n. the maguey plant, Agave americana: 1889 (Gardner 356). = FLOWERING ALOE, LILLY TREE (San Sal.)
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  • spider web
    [from appearance] 1. a plant, the SPIDER LILY. (Andros, Adelaide) 2. a style of plaiting STRAW¹ (Wyannie Malone Museum). (White, Cat,
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  • spider lily
    [W3, DJE different sp.] n. a plant with a white flower resembling a spider: 1889 Pancratium sp. (Gardner 356). 1971 Crinum sp.
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  • spicket, spricket
    [cf. dial, spicket spiggot, in Brit. (EDD), US (ADD), US Black (Walker 1956:319)] n. water tap. (Black)
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  • spice tree
    [cf. OED spice strongly flavoured substances from plants] n. the allspice tree, Pimenta officinalis, with its fragrant berry and leaves used
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