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truffle

(Encyclopedia) truffletruffletrŭfˈəl [key] [Fr.], subterranean edible fungus that forms a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship with the roots of certain trees and plants. The part of the…

Wounded Knee

(Encyclopedia) Wounded Knee, creek, rising in SW S.Dak. and flowing NW to the White River; site of the last major battle of the Indian wars. The…

Zhejiang

(Encyclopedia) ZhejiangZhejiangjŭˈjyängˈ [key] or ChekiangZhejiangchĕˈkyăngˈ [key], province (2010 pop. 54,426,891), c.40,000 sq mi (103,600 sq km), SE China, on the East China Sea. The capital is…

forest

(Encyclopedia) forest, a dense growth of trees, together with other plants, covering a large area of land. The science concerned with the study, preservation, and management of forests is forestry. A…

Alabama

Alabama State Facts Organized as territory: March 3, 1817Entered Union: Dec. 14, 1819 (22nd State)Present constitution adopted: 1901 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Ala./ALNickname:…

DK Nature: Life On Earth

WHAT DO ALL LIVING THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?CAN LIFE EXIST WITHOUT SUNLIGHT?HOW DOES THE MOVEMENT OF EARTH AFFECT LIFE ON OUR PLANET? LIFE CYCLESCLASSIFICATIONPlanet Earth is home to trillions of…

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan—Genius or Informant? Half a century after McCarthyism, the Academy Award-winning director is again under fire for naming names by Rachael Stark Fifty years after the blacklisting of…