The New Encyclopædia Britannica: In 32 Volumes. A-ak - Bayes, Volume 1Philip W. Goetz, Dale H. Hoiberg, Robert MacHenry Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... plants . Most representatives lack complex tissue organization , yet they show con- siderable diversity in form and ecology . They are widely distributed throughout the world and are relatively small compared with most seed - bearing plants ...
... plants . Most representatives lack complex tissue organization , yet they show con- siderable diversity in form and ecology . They are widely distributed throughout the world and are relatively small compared with most seed - bearing plants ...
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... plant kingdom is largely confined to the flowering plants , though certain nonflow- ering forms also produce alkaloids ; Lycopodium , or club moss , is particularly rich in alkaloids , and a fungus , Rhi- zoctonia leguminicola ...
... plant kingdom is largely confined to the flowering plants , though certain nonflow- ering forms also produce alkaloids ; Lycopodium , or club moss , is particularly rich in alkaloids , and a fungus , Rhi- zoctonia leguminicola ...
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... plants or animals , but certain classes of these compounds are typical of broad groups of tissues . The essential oils - more or less volatile materials obtain- able from odorous plants by physical means , such as ex- traction with ...
... plants or animals , but certain classes of these compounds are typical of broad groups of tissues . The essential oils - more or less volatile materials obtain- able from odorous plants by physical means , such as ex- traction with ...
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