The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 4Garretson, Cox, 1897 |
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... genus of grasses , distinguished by a loose panicle of small , one - flowered , laterally compressed spikelets ; the glumes unequal , awnless , and longer than the paleæ , which are also unequal , and of which the inner BENT GRASS . one ...
... genus of grasses , distinguished by a loose panicle of small , one - flowered , laterally compressed spikelets ; the glumes unequal , awnless , and longer than the paleæ , which are also unequal , and of which the inner BENT GRASS . one ...
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... genus of plants of the nat . ord . Cornacea ( q.v. ) , consisting of Asiatic trees or shrubs , of which the fruit is formed of many small drupes grown together . B. frugifera , a native of Nepaul , is a small tree , with lanceolate ...
... genus of plants of the nat . ord . Cornacea ( q.v. ) , consisting of Asiatic trees or shrubs , of which the fruit is formed of many small drupes grown together . B. frugifera , a native of Nepaul , is a small tree , with lanceolate ...
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... genus . It is of a pale yellow color , or almost colorless . One hundred B. oranges are said to yield about 24 ounces of oil . Oil of B. is frequently employed for di luting or adulterating the very expensive blue volatile oil of ...
... genus . It is of a pale yellow color , or almost colorless . One hundred B. oranges are said to yield about 24 ounces of oil . Oil of B. is frequently employed for di luting or adulterating the very expensive blue volatile oil of ...
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... genus of the class Ctenophora ( comb- bearers ) , which , with the other and lower classes Actin- ozoa and Hydrozoa , forms , sub - kingdom Cælenterata ( see ZOOLOGY ) . It belongs to the ord . , Eurystomeæ , and family Beroïdæ ...
... genus of the class Ctenophora ( comb- bearers ) , which , with the other and lower classes Actin- ozoa and Hydrozoa , forms , sub - kingdom Cælenterata ( see ZOOLOGY ) . It belongs to the ord . , Eurystomeæ , and family Beroïdæ ...
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... genus of the Scrophulariacea ( Figworts ) . The species are ornamental , and several of them have been introduced from the West Indies and S. America . BESLOBBER , v .: to beslaver . BESMEAR , v . bě - smër ' [ be , and smear ] : to ...
... genus of the Scrophulariacea ( Figworts ) . The species are ornamental , and several of them have been introduced from the West Indies and S. America . BESLOBBER , v .: to beslaver . BESMEAR , v . bě - smër ' [ be , and smear ] : to ...
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