British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... genus of the Pentandria Monogynia class and or- der . Natural order of Lurida . Borra- gineæ , Jussieu . Essential character : co- rolla funnel - form , narrow ; berry dry , two - celled , two valved ; seeds two , dot- ted , one placed ...
... genus of the Pentandria Monogynia class and or- der . Natural order of Lurida . Borra- gineæ , Jussieu . Essential character : co- rolla funnel - form , narrow ; berry dry , two - celled , two valved ; seeds two , dot- ted , one placed ...
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... genus of birds of the order Passeres . Generic character : bill conic ; mandibles receding from each other , from the base downwards ; the lower with the sides narrowed in ; the upper containing a large knob , of use to break hard seeds ...
... genus of birds of the order Passeres . Generic character : bill conic ; mandibles receding from each other , from the base downwards ; the lower with the sides narrowed in ; the upper containing a large knob , of use to break hard seeds ...
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... genus of the Tetrandria Monogynia class and or- der . Natural order of Protex , Jussieu . Essential character : corolla four - petalled ; anthers sessile , sitting on the tips of the petals ; follicle round . There are four species ...
... genus of the Tetrandria Monogynia class and or- der . Natural order of Protex , Jussieu . Essential character : corolla four - petalled ; anthers sessile , sitting on the tips of the petals ; follicle round . There are four species ...
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... genus of insects of the order Diptera . Generic character : mouth with an inflected suck- er and proboscis ; sucker with a single- valved sheath and three bristles ; feelers short , filiform ; antennæ setaceous . These minute insects ...
... genus of insects of the order Diptera . Generic character : mouth with an inflected suck- er and proboscis ; sucker with a single- valved sheath and three bristles ; feelers short , filiform ; antennæ setaceous . These minute insects ...
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... genus of the Monoecia Tetrandria class and or- der . Natural order of Aggregatæ . Ru . taceæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male , calyx four - cleft ; corolla none : fe- male , calyx four - cleft , inferior ; corolla none ; stigma ...
... genus of the Monoecia Tetrandria class and or- der . Natural order of Aggregatæ . Ru . taceæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male , calyx four - cleft ; corolla none : fe- male , calyx four - cleft , inferior ; corolla none ; stigma ...
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