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... tropical America ; yield Musk Seed . They are used in perfumery as a substitute for musk . Abigail . Elder sister of King David , and mother of the general AMASA ( q.v. ) . kings , of upright and friendly characters . ( 2 ) An ...
... tropical America ; yield Musk Seed . They are used in perfumery as a substitute for musk . Abigail . Elder sister of King David , and mother of the general AMASA ( q.v. ) . kings , of upright and friendly characters . ( 2 ) An ...
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... tropical countries , and grown , as an ornamental plant , in greenhouses in temperate countries . Known by common name of Indian Liquorice , or Wild Liquorice ; flowers are rose - colored , on one - sided , long - stalked raceme ; pods ...
... tropical countries , and grown , as an ornamental plant , in greenhouses in temperate countries . Known by common name of Indian Liquorice , or Wild Liquorice ; flowers are rose - colored , on one - sided , long - stalked raceme ; pods ...
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... tropical herbs or shrubs , with irregular , more or less two - lipped corolla , and a two - celled capsular fruit , with a variable number of seeds , hanging by hard cupshaped or hooked projections . There are nearly 1500 species ...
... tropical herbs or shrubs , with irregular , more or less two - lipped corolla , and a two - celled capsular fruit , with a variable number of seeds , hanging by hard cupshaped or hooked projections . There are nearly 1500 species ...
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... tropical species . Acroteria . In classic architecture , pedestals placed at the angles of the pediments of temples for the reception of statues or ornaments of any kind ; also the ornaments them- selves . Acrylic Acid . CH2 : CH.COOH ...
... tropical species . Acroteria . In classic architecture , pedestals placed at the angles of the pediments of temples for the reception of statues or ornaments of any kind ; also the ornaments them- selves . Acrylic Acid . CH2 : CH.COOH ...
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... tropics , the equator dividing it into nearly equal parts . Its area is 11,092,750 sq . miles . Its surface is almost entirely ... tropical vegetation . In the s . part is a second area deficient in moisture , the Kala - hari desert and ...
... tropics , the equator dividing it into nearly equal parts . Its area is 11,092,750 sq . miles . Its surface is almost entirely ... tropical vegetation . In the s . part is a second area deficient in moisture , the Kala - hari desert and ...
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