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Dwarf ginseng, Panax trifolium
ginsengginsengjĭnˈsĕng [key], common name for the Araliaceae, a family of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees that are often prickly and sometimes…
(Encyclopedia) buffalo, name commonly applied to the American bison but correctly restricted to certain related African and Asian mammals of the cattle family. The water buffalo, or Indian buffalo,…
COLOURFUL PLUMAGEMOCK DUALBONDING THROUGH GROOMINGMATING CALLSANOLE LIZARDRUTTING RED DEERLEAVING A SCENTFIND OUT MORESome animals perform complex rituals to attract a mate. These displays,…
actorBorn: 12/29/1972Birthplace: London, England Beguiling British actor who has played the bad boy in several films, Law's performance is often considered the best part of his early films, which…
Animals live only where they can survive. Koalas, for example, eat only the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees, so they must live in Australia, where these trees grow. All of the animals listed…
(Encyclopedia) Tonto Basin, depression S of the Mogollon Rim, central Ariz. The wild country around Tonto Creek, which flows c.45 mi (70 km) S from the basin to enter the lake behind Roosevelt Dam,…
(Encyclopedia) chamomile or camomilechamomileboth: kămˈəmīlˌ, –mēlˌ [key] [Gr.,=ground apple], name for various related plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), especially the perennial…
(Encyclopedia) KerguelenKerguelenkûrˈgəlĕn, Fr. kĕrgālĕnˈ [key], subantarctic island of volcanic origin, 1,318 sq mi (3,414 sq km), in the S Indian Ocean, c.3,300 mi (5,310 km) SE of the southern tip…
(Encyclopedia) teak, tall deciduous tree (Tectona grandis) of the family Verbenaceae (verbena family), native to India and Malaysia but now widely cultivated in other tropical areas. Unfortunately,…
(Robert Leroy Parker)outlawBorn: 4/13/1866Birthplace: Beaver, Utah Butch Cassidy was the most prolific bank and train robber of his time. After a term in prison (1894–96) Cassidy organized a group…
