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... Genus of trees , natural family of Coniferæ . Bal- sam or Balm of Gilead , growing in damp woods and mountain Abies Picea . swamps from Newfoundland to Pennsylvania , is Abies balsamea , yielding the Canada balsam of the shops . Abies ...
... Genus of trees , natural family of Coniferæ . Bal- sam or Balm of Gilead , growing in damp woods and mountain Abies Picea . swamps from Newfoundland to Pennsylvania , is Abies balsamea , yielding the Canada balsam of the shops . Abies ...
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... Genus of Mallow family , comprising several species with showy flowers , cultivated for ornament . Abutment . Mass of masonry which resists the outward push of an arch . When a bridge has several spans the ma- 7 invoked ; hence a period ...
... Genus of Mallow family , comprising several species with showy flowers , cultivated for ornament . Abutment . Mass of masonry which resists the outward push of an arch . When a bridge has several spans the ma- 7 invoked ; hence a period ...
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... Genus of plants , the typical one of the family Acanthaceae . The species of A. have large lobed and sinuate leaves . A. mollis of southern Europe and cultivated in Britain has mucilaginous properties and may be used as a substitute ...
... Genus of plants , the typical one of the family Acanthaceae . The species of A. have large lobed and sinuate leaves . A. mollis of southern Europe and cultivated in Britain has mucilaginous properties and may be used as a substitute ...
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... Genus of aromatic plants , family Araceae . Acosta , GABRIEL , or URIEL , 1594-1647 . Apos- tate , of Jewish descent , but educated as a Chris- tian . He went from Por- tugal to Holland , became a Jew , and for certain her- esies was ...
... Genus of aromatic plants , family Araceae . Acosta , GABRIEL , or URIEL , 1594-1647 . Apos- tate , of Jewish descent , but educated as a Chris- tian . He went from Por- tugal to Holland , became a Jew , and for certain her- esies was ...
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... genus Achroanthes . Adder's - tongue . Early spring flower , Erythronium Amer- icanum , erroneously called " yellow violet " and " dog's - tooth violet . " Also , fern - like plants of the genus Ophioglossum . Addison , JOSEPH , 1672 ...
... genus Achroanthes . Adder's - tongue . Early spring flower , Erythronium Amer- icanum , erroneously called " yellow violet " and " dog's - tooth violet . " Also , fern - like plants of the genus Ophioglossum . Addison , JOSEPH , 1672 ...
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