A portable cyclopædia; or, Compendious dictionary of arts and sciences1810 |
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... tree full blown . ACCUBATION , the posture of the antient Greeks and Romans at their tables : the body was extended on a couch , and the head resting on a pillow , or on the elbow supported by a pillow . ACCUMULATION of Degrees , in a ...
... tree full blown . ACCUBATION , the posture of the antient Greeks and Romans at their tables : the body was extended on a couch , and the head resting on a pillow , or on the elbow supported by a pillow . ACCUMULATION of Degrees , in a ...
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... tree which grows in South America . The fruit is contained in a rind resembling the ches- nut ; and the tree instead of leaves shoots out filaments , between which grow red grains , which after being baked into cakes , are sent to ...
... tree which grows in South America . The fruit is contained in a rind resembling the ches- nut ; and the tree instead of leaves shoots out filaments , between which grow red grains , which after being baked into cakes , are sent to ...
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... trees , others are small and grow close to the ground . There are fourteen species , with many varieties . It is from two vari eties of the tree aloe that the medicine of that name is obtained . The hepatic aloe is from the Barbadoes ...
... trees , others are small and grow close to the ground . There are fourteen species , with many varieties . It is from two vari eties of the tree aloe that the medicine of that name is obtained . The hepatic aloe is from the Barbadoes ...
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... tree , from the trant of which a black liquid distils , birds , bo ever , feed on the fruit . It is a native the Bahamas . AMZEL , the name of a bird of the me rula or blackbird kind . There are t species : the ring amzel , or meruh t ...
... tree , from the trant of which a black liquid distils , birds , bo ever , feed on the fruit . It is a native the Bahamas . AMZEL , the name of a bird of the me rula or blackbird kind . There are t species : the ring amzel , or meruh t ...
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... tree has an offensive smell . it wil grow in England in warm sheltered situa- tions , but the plants must be reared in pot . The other sorts must be kept in stoves . ANNOTATION , in litera.ure , means a commen ary upon some difficuli ...
... tree has an offensive smell . it wil grow in England in warm sheltered situa- tions , but the plants must be reared in pot . The other sorts must be kept in stoves . ANNOTATION , in litera.ure , means a commen ary upon some difficuli ...
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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