(Encyclopedia) dingodingodĭngˈgō [key], wild dog (Canis lupus dingo) of Australia, believed to have been introduced thousands of years ago from SE Asia by the aboriginal settlers of that continent;…
(Encyclopedia) aconiteaconiteăkˈənīt [key], monkshood, or wolfsbane, any of several species of the genus Aconitum of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), hardy perennial plants of the north…
(Encyclopedia) turkey, common name for a large game and poultry bird related to the grouse and the pheasant. Its name derives from its “turk-turk” call. Turkeys are indigenous to the New World;…
(Encyclopedia) wilderness, land retaining its primeval character with the imprint of humans minimal or unnoticeable. In the United States, the Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National…
by Mark Hughes Prev Next Africanized Honeybee Native to Africa, this honeybee was imported to Brazil in 1956 to breed with European honeybees in the hope that they would increase…
(Encyclopedia) pemmicanpemmicanpĕmˈĭkən [key], a travel food of the Native North American. Slices of lean venison or buffalo meat were sun dried, pounded to a paste, and packed with melted fat in…
(Encyclopedia) cherry, name for several species of trees or shrubs of the genus Prunus (a few are sometimes classed as Padus) of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for their fruits. The small,…
(Encyclopedia) panama-hat palm, perennial herb (Carludovica palmata) growing wild from Central America south to Bolivia. Despite its frondlike leaves it is not a true palm. The leaves are used to…
(Encyclopedia) SulitjelmaSulitjelmas&oomacr;lētyĕlˈmä [key], town, Nordland co., E Norway, at the foot of the Sulitjelma Mts., near the Swedish border. It has been a mining and smelting center…
