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Bhavnagar

(Encyclopedia)Bhavnagar bounŭˈgər [key], city, Gujarat state, W India, on the Gulf of Khambat; the chief ...

Vevey

(Encyclopedia)Vevey vəvāˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 15,968), Vaud canton, W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva. It is a popular tourist resort. Various goods are manufactured, including chocolate, leather goods, an...

larch

(Encyclopedia)larch, any tree of the genus Larix, conifers of the family Pinaceae (pine family), which are unusual in that they are not evergreen. The various species are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphe...

differentiation

(Encyclopedia)differentiation, in biology, series of changes that occur in cells and tissues during development, resulting in their specialization. This, in turn, permits a greater variety of organisms. In plants, ...

veneer

(Encyclopedia)veneer vənērˈ [key], thin leaf of wood applied with glue to a panel or frame of solid wood. The art of veneer developed with early civilization. It produces richly grained effects cheaply and is us...

Oceanic art

(Encyclopedia)Oceanic art, works produced by the island peoples of the S and NW Pacific, including Melanesia (New Guinea and the islands to its north and east), Micronesia (Mariana, Caroline, Marshall, and Gilbert ...

Jekyll, Gertrude

(Encyclopedia)Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843–1932, British artist, landscape gardener, and crafts artist. She was associated with William Robinson and Edwin Lutyens in developing an informal and natural style of garden. ...

Lachute

(Encyclopedia)Lachute ləsho͞otˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 11,730), S Que., Canada, on the North River, W of Montreal. It is at the foot of the Laurentian Mts. Textiles and lumber, wood, and paper products are among...

Kelso

(Encyclopedia)Kelso, city (1990 pop. 11,820), seat of Cowlitz co., SW Wash., on the Cowlitz River near the Columbia, in a fertile farm area; inc. 1889. Boatbuilding, fishing, and dairy farming are the major industr...

Asahikawa

(Encyclopedia)Asahikawa äsähēˈkäwä [key], city, W central Hokkaido, Japan, on the Ishikari River. Asahikawa is the commercial, industrial, and rail center of a great agricultural ...