Search

Search results

Displaying 31 - 40

bluebell

(Encyclopedia) bluebell, common name for several plants belonging to completely different classes, particularly the bellflower and the Virginia cowslip, or Virginia bluebell, of the family…

lotus

(Encyclopedia) lotus: see water lily.

spatterdock

(Encyclopedia) spatterdock: see water lily.

Results of 2007–2008 Bowl Games

Rose Bowl—So. Calif. 49, Illinois 17Orange Bowl—Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21Sugar Bowl— Georgia 41, Hawaii 14Cotton Bowl—Missouri 38, Arkansas 7Gator Bowl—Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28Fiesta Bowl—West…

Roman Republic and Roman Empire: Rulers

Roman Republic and Roman Empire: RulersRoman RepublicCato the Elder, statesman (234–149 B.C.)Gracchi, (Tiberius Sempronius Graccus [d. 133B.C.] and Caius Sempronius Gracchus [d. 121 B.C.],…

climbing plant

(Encyclopedia) climbing plant, any plant that in growing to its full height requires some support. Climbing plants may clamber over a support (climbing rose), twine up a slender support (hop,…

trillium

(Encyclopedia) trillium or wake-robintrilliumtrĭlˈēəm [key], any plant of the large genus Trillium, attractive spring wildflowers of the family Liliaceae (lily family), native to North America and E…

Results of 2005–2006 Bowl Games

Rose Bowl—Texas 41, So. Calif. 38Orange Bowl—Penn State 26, Florida State 23Sugar Bowl— West Virginia 38, Georgia 35Cotton Bowl—Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10Gator Bowl—Virginia Tech 35, Louisville…

Results of 2004–2005 Bowl Games

Results of 2004–2005 Bowl GamesRose Bowl—Michigan 37, Texas 38Orange Bowl—So. Calif. 55, Oklahoma 19Sugar Bowl— Auburn 16, Virginia Tech. 13Cotton Bowl—Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7Gator Bowl—…

Byzantium: Emperors

Byzantium: EmperorsLeo I, Byzantine or East Roman emperor (457–74)Justin I, Byzantine emperor (518–27)Justinian I, Byzantine emperor (527–65)Theodora, Byzantine empress (527–48)Justin II, Byzantine…