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wild ass

(Encyclopedia) wild ass: see ass.

wild canary

(Encyclopedia) wild canary: see finch; warbler.

wild carrot

(Encyclopedia) wild carrot: see Queen Anne's lace.

wild hyacinth

(Encyclopedia) wild hyacinth: see brodiea; camass; squill.

wild leek

(Encyclopedia) wild leek: see onion.

wild rice

(Encyclopedia) wild rice, tall aquatic plant (Zizania aquatica) of the family Poaceae (grass family), of a genus separate from common rice (Oryza). Wild rice (called also Canada rice, Indian rice,…

Palmer, Arnold Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Palmer, Arnold Daniel, 1929–2016, American golfer, b. Latrobe, Pa. The son of a professional golfer, he won three regional titles in his youth. Turning professional after winning the…

Cade, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Cade, Jack, d. 1450, English rebel. Of his life very little is known. He may have been of Irish birth; some of his followers called him John Mortimer and claimed he was a cousin of…

Jeffries, James J.

(Encyclopedia) Jeffries, James J., 1875–1953, American boxer, b. Carroll, Fairfield co., Ohio. He began boxing in 1896, and in 1899 he won the heavyweight championship from Robert Fitzsimmons at…