manganese garnet, 1853, earlier spessartine (1837), from French spessartine (1832), from Spessart, district in Bavaria where it is found.
spermato-
spermatogenesis
spermatozoa
spermatozoon
spermicide
spessartite
spew
sphagnum
spheno-
sphenoid
sphere
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