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121Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… …
122mountain ecosystem — ▪ ecology Introduction complex of living organisms in mountainous areas. Mountain lands provide a scattered but diverse array of habitats in which a large range of plants (plant) and animals (animal) can be found. At higher altitudes… …
123Japanese andromeda — noun broad leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers • Syn: ↑andromeda, ↑lily of the valley tree, ↑Pieris japonica • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
124India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
125Eucalyptus melanophloia — taxobox name = Silver leaved Ironbark regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Myrtales familia = Myrtaceae genus = Eucalyptus species = E. melanophloia binomial = Eucalyptus… …
126houseplant — /hows plant , plahnt /, n. an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture. [1870 75; HOUSE + PLANT] * * * Plant adapted for growing indoors, commonly a member of a species that flourishes naturally only in warm… …
127plant development — Introduction a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… …
128Pygmy Hippopotamus — Taxobox name = Pygmy Hippopotamus status = EN | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Lewison, R. Oliver, W. (Hippo Specialist Subgroup)|year=2005|id=10032|title=Hexaprotodon liberiensis|downloaded=17 December 2006] image caption …
