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(Encyclopedia) apricot [Arabic from Lat.,=early ripe], tree, Prunus armeniaca, and its fruit, of the plum genus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), native to temperate Asia and long cultivated in…
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GENTRY, Brady Preston, a Representative from Texas; born in Colfax, Van Zandt County, Tex., March 25, 1896; attended the public schools and East Texas State College, Commerce, Tex.; graduated…
(Encyclopedia) fluoritefluoritefl&oomacr;ˈərīt [key] or fluorsparfluoritefl&oomacr;ˈərspär [key], mineral appearing in various colors, e.g., green, yellow-brown, rose, and red. Chemically, it…
(Encyclopedia) Demetrius I (Demetrius Soter)Demetrius Idĭmēˈtrēəs [key]Demetrius Isōˈtər [key], c.187–150 b.c., king of ancient Syria (162–150 b.c.), son of Seleucus IV. He was sent as a hostage to…
