The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... drupes three , subglobular , mucronate , with the three per- manent styles ; inclosing a kidney - form nut . There is only one species ; viz . E. pendulum . EPIC , or heroic poem , a poem expressed in narration , formed upon a story ...
... drupes three , subglobular , mucronate , with the three per- manent styles ; inclosing a kidney - form nut . There is only one species ; viz . E. pendulum . EPIC , or heroic poem , a poem expressed in narration , formed upon a story ...
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... drupe one - celled . There are five species . ESCALLONIA , in botany , so named in honour of M. Escallon , a genus of the Pen- tandria Monogynia class and order . Natu- ral order of Calycanthemæ . Onagræ , Jus- sieu . Essential ...
... drupe one - celled . There are five species . ESCALLONIA , in botany , so named in honour of M. Escallon , a genus of the Pen- tandria Monogynia class and order . Natu- ral order of Calycanthemæ . Onagræ , Jus- sieu . Essential ...
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... drupe one- seeded , four - cornered . There are eleven species . These are trees or shrubs , all na- tives of the East or West Indies . flowers are borne on peduncles , proceeding either from the axils or ends of the branches , singly ...
... drupe one- seeded , four - cornered . There are eleven species . These are trees or shrubs , all na- tives of the East or West Indies . flowers are borne on peduncles , proceeding either from the axils or ends of the branches , singly ...
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... drupe : male , calyx , & c . of the former ; fruit abortive . Only one species . FUSEE , in clock work , is that conical part drawn by the spring , and about which the chain or string is wound ; for the use of which see CLOCK and WATCH ...
... drupe : male , calyx , & c . of the former ; fruit abortive . Only one species . FUSEE , in clock work , is that conical part drawn by the spring , and about which the chain or string is wound ; for the use of which see CLOCK and WATCH ...
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... drupe ovate ; nut flatted . There are two species . GEOGRAPHY , is that science which exhibits the results of our investigations res- pecting the planet we inhabit , whether we consider its figure and the disposition of the lands and ...
... drupe ovate ; nut flatted . There are two species . GEOGRAPHY , is that science which exhibits the results of our investigations res- pecting the planet we inhabit , whether we consider its figure and the disposition of the lands and ...
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