A portable cyclopædia; or, Compendious dictionary of arts and sciences1810 |
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... leaves shoots out filaments , between which grow red grains , which after being baked into cakes , are sent to Europe . It is used as a fine red dye . ACHOR , a running ulcer on the face , which chiefly affects children . ACHIAS , the ...
... leaves shoots out filaments , between which grow red grains , which after being baked into cakes , are sent to Europe . It is used as a fine red dye . ACHOR , a running ulcer on the face , which chiefly affects children . ACHIAS , the ...
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... leaf . It is also a term applied to the parts of leaves called lobes . ALABASTER , a kind of stone which differs from marble in being combined with sulphuric acid . Specific gravity 1.87 . Texture granular , with shining particles . The ...
... leaf . It is also a term applied to the parts of leaves called lobes . ALABASTER , a kind of stone which differs from marble in being combined with sulphuric acid . Specific gravity 1.87 . Texture granular , with shining particles . The ...
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... leaves , corolla five petals : stamina five , and inserted into the stylus ; female calyx , divided into five leaves : corolla none ; styli , three ; capsule , trilocular : seeds three . There are three species . ANDRIA , public ...
... leaves , corolla five petals : stamina five , and inserted into the stylus ; female calyx , divided into five leaves : corolla none ; styli , three ; capsule , trilocular : seeds three . There are three species . ANDRIA , public ...
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... leaves , grows naturally in the south of France ; the flowers are of a purple colour . An- thyllis vulnararia with unequal winged leaves , is a native of Wales ; its flowers are scarlet ANTI , a Greek preposition , used in several ...
... leaves , grows naturally in the south of France ; the flowers are of a purple colour . An- thyllis vulnararia with unequal winged leaves , is a native of Wales ; its flowers are scarlet ANTI , a Greek preposition , used in several ...
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... leaves of plants . 9. Aranea labyrinthica , has a dusky oval belly and a forked anus web is horizontal with a tube or well in the middle 10. Aranea ocellata has three pair of eyes on its thighs . It is of the size of the tarantula , of ...
... leaves of plants . 9. Aranea labyrinthica , has a dusky oval belly and a forked anus web is horizontal with a tube or well in the middle 10. Aranea ocellata has three pair of eyes on its thighs . It is of the size of the tarantula , of ...
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acid anatomy angle animal annual plant antient antimony astronomy axis bees birds body bones botany branches brown called calyx capsule centre circle class and order class of plants cloth colour common consists containing corolla decandria degrees denotes diameter digynia divided draw drupe earth ecliptic electricity ellipsis equal equation feet figure fish five flowers fluid fluxion four fruit genus genus of plants given glass globe grows head heat height heraldry herbaceous hyperbola inches Indies inserted kind leaves legs length meridian metal monogynia class monogynia order muscles native natural method ranking parabola pentandria class petals piece plane plate polygamia Prob proportion quantity resembles rises root round seeds shrub side species square stalk star stone substance surface tail term thick tion transverse processes tree triandria tural umbellate upper vessel West Indies yellow