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... produced on different plants . The fruits of many are heavy ball - shaped or conelike aggregates produced by the coales- cence of the developing ovaries of many ad- jacent flowers . Often there are hollow spaces inside the fruits that ...
... produced on different plants . The fruits of many are heavy ball - shaped or conelike aggregates produced by the coales- cence of the developing ovaries of many ad- jacent flowers . Often there are hollow spaces inside the fruits that ...
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... produced from the plant substance cellulose . Developed in an attempt to produce silk chemically , the fibre was originally known by such terms as artificial silk and wood silk , but in 1924 it was given the coined name rayon . An ...
... produced from the plant substance cellulose . Developed in an attempt to produce silk chemically , the fibre was originally known by such terms as artificial silk and wood silk , but in 1924 it was given the coined name rayon . An ...
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... produced a resurgence of the Chinese theme seen in imitation bamboo and in painted and " japanned " black and gold lacquer pieces , most notably at Brighton Pavilion , where the Prince ordered its use . Another royal inclina- Model of a ...
... produced a resurgence of the Chinese theme seen in imitation bamboo and in painted and " japanned " black and gold lacquer pieces , most notably at Brighton Pavilion , where the Prince ordered its use . Another royal inclina- Model of a ...
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