Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... tree to the gelatinous lichen , or , lower still , to the green slime sometimes seen upon walls . Mr. Samuelson , a naturalist , took a glass of water , and in a few days found its interior lined with slime , which proved to be a mass ...
... tree to the gelatinous lichen , or , lower still , to the green slime sometimes seen upon walls . Mr. Samuelson , a naturalist , took a glass of water , and in a few days found its interior lined with slime , which proved to be a mass ...
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... tree ) , a genus of coni- ferous trees , embracing a variety of species , as the pine , larch , spruce , & c .; order Pinaceæ . The Abies Albertiana is a beautiful specimen , lately brought from California , and so called in memory of ...
... tree ) , a genus of coni- ferous trees , embracing a variety of species , as the pine , larch , spruce , & c .; order Pinaceæ . The Abies Albertiana is a beautiful specimen , lately brought from California , and so called in memory of ...
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... tree ) , the botanical name of a genus of herba- ceous plants , the banc - berry ; order Ranunculaceæ . Actin'ia ( Gr . aktin a sun - ray ) , a radiated marine animal , or animal- flower , of the class Acalephæ . Actinia'ria ( Gr.aktin ) ...
... tree ) , the botanical name of a genus of herba- ceous plants , the banc - berry ; order Ranunculaceæ . Actin'ia ( Gr . aktin a sun - ray ) , a radiated marine animal , or animal- flower , of the class Acalephæ . Actinia'ria ( Gr.aktin ) ...
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... tree , a tree of gigantic growth , the largest produc- tion in the vegetable kingdom ; so called from Michael Adanson , a celebrated French botanist . It grows to a vast age , and its trunk has been found to measure thirty feet in dia ...
... tree , a tree of gigantic growth , the largest produc- tion in the vegetable kingdom ; so called from Michael Adanson , a celebrated French botanist . It grows to a vast age , and its trunk has been found to measure thirty feet in dia ...
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... trees ; the Dammar pine , a native of New Zealand . Agathophyllum ( Gr . a fine leaf ) , the Madagascar nutmeg tree ; order Lau- raceæ . Agathos'ma ( Gr . a good smell ) , a genus of evergreen shrubs ; order Rutaceæ . Agathyr'aus ...
... trees ; the Dammar pine , a native of New Zealand . Agathophyllum ( Gr . a fine leaf ) , the Madagascar nutmeg tree ; order Lau- raceæ . Agathos'ma ( Gr . a good smell ) , a genus of evergreen shrubs ; order Rutaceæ . Agathyr'aus ...
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