(Encyclopedia) tigernut, nearly cosmopolitan perennial (Cyperus esculentum) of the family Cyperaceae (sedge family) of the same genus as the papyrus plant. The tigernut has been cultivated since…
(Encyclopedia) Töpffer, RodolpheTöpffer, Rodolpherôdôlfˈ töpˈfər [key], 1799–1846, Swiss artist and writer, b. Geneva. Often called the father of the comic strip (or the graphic novel), he wanted to…
(Encyclopedia) Queen Anne's lace or wild carrot, herb (Daucus carota) of the family Umbelliferae (carrot family), native to the Old World but naturalized and often weedy throughout North America.…
(Encyclopedia) Benét, William Rose, 1886–1950, American poet and editor, b. Brooklyn, grad. Yale, 1907; brother of Stephen Vincent Benét. He was associated as editor or assistant editor with the…
(Encyclopedia) zoological garden or zoo, public or private park where living animals are kept for exhibition and study. The menageries and aviaries of China, Egypt, and Rome were famous in ancient…
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actorBorn: 12/5/1985Birthplace: Woodridge, N.J. The young star of TV's Malcolm in the Middle grew up in Knightdale, North Carolina. The home-schooled son of a restaurant manager and a nurse, he…
musician, actorBorn: 6/26/1956Birthplace: Stockton, California Although he bristles at being labeled a “retro” act, Chris Isaak's mournful, melancholy ballads, full of ache and lost love, suggest…
actor, directorBorn: 7/1/1952Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The grandson of a Canadian Mountie, he veered away from his study of criminology in college to pursue his interest in acting. He…
actorBorn: 7/8/1958Birthplace: Philadelphia After his movie debut in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), he did a couple of stints on soaps Search For Tomorrow (1979) and The Guiding Light (…
