The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 23Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 52
Page 471
... genera contain species used in herbal remedies and in the making of dyes . Exacum affine A to Z Botanical Collection - EB Inc Gentians ( plants of the genera Gentiana and Gentianella ) bear attractive , blue flowers , oc- casionally ...
... genera contain species used in herbal remedies and in the making of dyes . Exacum affine A to Z Botanical Collection - EB Inc Gentians ( plants of the genera Gentiana and Gentianella ) bear attractive , blue flowers , oc- casionally ...
Page 818
... genera that feed on ani- mal matter often have stiff rods ( or trichites ) embedded in the gullet wall ; the plant feeders ( e.g. , Chilodonella ) have trichites fused into pharyngeal baskets . The genus Didinium , a predator of the ...
... genera that feed on ani- mal matter often have stiff rods ( or trichites ) embedded in the gullet wall ; the plant feeders ( e.g. , Chilodonella ) have trichites fused into pharyngeal baskets . The genus Didinium , a predator of the ...
Page 1004
... genera of orchids ( family Or- chidaceae ) , Cephalanthera , with 14 north- temperate species , and Epipactis , with about 24 species native to north - temperate areas , tropical Africa , and Mexico . Epipactis has small , stalked ...
... genera of orchids ( family Or- chidaceae ) , Cephalanthera , with 14 north- temperate species , and Epipactis , with about 24 species native to north - temperate areas , tropical Africa , and Mexico . Epipactis has small , stalked ...
Common terms and phrases
19th century agricultural animals became British called centimetres central centre chemical Christian church colour County courtesy disease early east electric emperor England English Exekias Fa Ngum faience Famennian fauxbourdon Federal Ferdinand ferromagnetic fibres field film fish fluorine forces fossil France francium French function German Greek Holy Roman emperor illus important industry influence island Italian Italy king known land language later London magnetic major medieval ment methods metres military millimetres modern Museum North organization origin painting Paris passim plant plays poems political Pope popular prelim production region religious Revolution River rock Roman Rome social Spain species sq km structure style surface techniques text article covers theory tion town tradition types U.S. Civil War United usually West World World War II