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orchid

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rose pogonia, Pogonia ophioglossoides, a member of the orchid family orchid, popular name for members of the Orchidaceae, a family of perennial herbs widely distributed in both…

Wild Animals

Wild Animals Can Wild Animals Be Kept As Pets? As a principle, The Humane Society of the United States strongly opposes the keeping of exotic and nondomestic animals (wild animals) as pets.…

lady's-slipper

(Encyclopedia) lady's-slipper, a wild orchid; the name is sometimes applied also to impatiens.

"Wild Man" Willey

The Question: I recently saw a show about a Philadelphia Eagles player who had 17 sacks in one game against the Giants. His nickname was "Wild Man Williey…

Wild About Books

Distributor: Weston Woods Wild about books (or zoo animals)? Then you’ll also be wild about this animated adaptation of Judy Sierra’s…

Mickey Rourke

(Philip Andre Rourke, Jr.)actorBorn: 9/16/1956Birthplace: Schenectady, New York The poor Miami neighborhood where Rourke was raised helped craft his tough looks and demeanor. His intensity was…

wild hyacinth

(Encyclopedia) wild hyacinth: see brodiea; camass; squill.

wild leek

(Encyclopedia) wild leek: see onion.

wild rice

(Encyclopedia) wild rice, tall aquatic plant (Zizania aquatica) of the family Poaceae (grass family), of a genus separate from common rice (Oryza). Wild rice (called also Canada rice, Indian rice,…