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Page 253
... Usually the rotating element is a shaft with a flat end , spherical end , or conical end , while the fixed element or jewel may be in the form of a ring ( a ringstone ) that carries shafts in a hole , or a flat plate ( an endstone ) ...
... Usually the rotating element is a shaft with a flat end , spherical end , or conical end , while the fixed element or jewel may be in the form of a ring ( a ringstone ) that carries shafts in a hole , or a flat plate ( an endstone ) ...
Page 398
... usually with stipules . Flowers cyclical ( rarely having the carpels more or less spirally arranged ) ; hermaphroditic , sometimes unisexual . Calyx and corolla members usually 5 - merous ( present in groups of 5 ) , usually distinct ...
... usually with stipules . Flowers cyclical ( rarely having the carpels more or less spirally arranged ) ; hermaphroditic , sometimes unisexual . Calyx and corolla members usually 5 - merous ( present in groups of 5 ) , usually distinct ...
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... usually are broken down and only the extremely resistant sharks ' teeth or rare bones , like the fist - sized earbones of whales , are recognizable . Organic matter from these soft parts usually makes up about one percent , or less , of ...
... usually are broken down and only the extremely resistant sharks ' teeth or rare bones , like the fist - sized earbones of whales , are recognizable . Organic matter from these soft parts usually makes up about one percent , or less , of ...
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