family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae

type and sole genus of Sciadopityaceae; Japanese umbrella pines

tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs

type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers

large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre

large European marine food fish

widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound

widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound

warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout

a genus of Sciaenidae

large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico

minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings

minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings

fungus gnats

relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica

of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone containing it)

arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves

neuralgia along the sciatic nerve

a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society

a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest

someone who teaches science

(law) deliberately or knowingly

of or relating to the practice of science

conforming with the principles or methods used in science

the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

an observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never final)

an instrument used by scientists

knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles

a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses

research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses

a theory that explains scientific observations

with respect to science; in a scientific way

a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment

an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers

sometimes placed in genus Scilla

European scilla with small blue or purple flowers

an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates

a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade

a reptile genus of Scincidae

alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide

alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide

skinks

type genus of Scincidae