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(Encyclopedia)brown algae: see Phaeophyta.brown coal
(Encyclopedia)brown coal: see lignite.Brown Deer
(Encyclopedia)Brown Deer, village (2020 pop. 12,507), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., on the Milwaukee River; inc. 1955. It is a residential suburb N of Milwaukee; consumer g...brown hematite
(Encyclopedia)brown hematite: see limonite.brown thrush
(Encyclopedia)brown thrush: see mimic thrush.Phaeophyta
(Encyclopedia)Phaeophyta fēŏfˈətə [key], phylum (division) of the kingdom Protista consisting of those organisms commonly called brown algae. Many of the world's familiar seaweeds are members of Phaeophyta. Th...Brandy Station
(Encyclopedia)Brandy Station, small trading center, Culpeper co., Va. It was the scene of the greatest cavalry engagement of the Civil War (also called the battle of Fleetwood Hill), fought June 9, 1863. Gen. Alfre...Alfieri, Vittorio, Conte
(Encyclopedia)Alfieri, Vittorio, Conte vēt-tōˈrēō kōnˈtā älfyĕˈrē [key], 1749–1803, Italian tragic poet. A Piedmontese, born to wealth and social position, he spent his youth in dissipation and advent...John Carter Brown Library
(Encyclopedia)John Carter Brown Library: see Brown, John Carter. ...Séquard, Charles Édouard Brown-
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