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Six Kingdoms of Life

by Beth Rowen Related Links Classifying Animals Estimated Number of Animal Species Animal Groups   Every living creature on Earth belongs to a kingdom. Scientists debate how…

iguana

(Encyclopedia) iguanaiguanaĭgwäˈnə [key], name for several large lizards of the family Iguanidae, found in tropical America and the Galapagos. The common iguana (Iguana iguana) is a tree-living,…

mallow

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos mallow, common name for members of the Malvaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs distributed over most of the world and especially abundant in…

Kusama, Yayoi

(Encyclopedia) Kusama, Yayoi, 1929–, Japanese artist. In childhood she began to experience hallucinations, often of repeated dots, visions that have strongly influenced the imagery in her paintings,…

amber

(Encyclopedia) amber, fossilized tree resin. Amber can vary in color from yellow to red to green and blue. The best commercial amber is transparent, but some varieties are cloudy. To be called amber…

molding

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Moldings molding, in architecture, furniture, and decorative objects, a surface or group of surfaces of projecting or receding contours. A molding may serve as a defining…

water lily

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata water lily, common name for some members of the Nymphaeaceae, a family of freshwater perennial herbs found in most parts of the world and…

pollination

(Encyclopedia) pollination, transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organ (stamen or staminate cone) to the female reproductive organ (pistil or pistillate cone) of the same or of another…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 1, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 31, 1804August 2, 1804August 1, 1804 August the 1st 1804 a fair morning, Sent out two men after the horses & one back to examine if the…