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(Encyclopedia) lionfish, common name for a genus (Pterois) of the family Scorpaenidae (see rockfish), comprising venomous subtropical marine fish native to the South Pacific, the Indian Ocean, and…peyote
(Encyclopedia) peyotepeyotepāōˈtē [key], spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii), ingested by indigenous people in Mexico and the United States to produce visions. The plant is native to the SW…The Southwest
Source: The U.S. Department of State The Southwest differs from the adjoining Midwest in weather (drier), population (less dense), and ethnicity (strong Spanish-American and Native-American…North Dakota
North Dakota State Information Capital: Bismarck Official Name: State of North Dakota Organized as a territory: March 2, 1861 Entered Union (rank): November 2, 1889 (39th) Present…Navajo, language
(Encyclopedia) Navajo or Navaho, language belonging to the Athabascan branch of the Nadene linguistic family, or stock, of North America (including Mexico). See Native American languages.Harvard
(Encyclopedia) Harvard, town (2020 pop. 6,851), Worcester co., E central Mass.; inc. 1732. A Shaker house and cemetery, a Native American museum, and a…azalea
(Encyclopedia) azaleaazaleaəzālˈyə [key] [Gr.,=dry], any species of the genus Rhododendron, North American and Asian shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family) that are distinguished by the…Wilderness Road
(Encyclopedia) Wilderness Road, principal avenue of westward migration for U.S. pioneers from c.1790 to 1840, blazed in 1775 by the American frontiersman Daniel Boone and an advance party of the…The Congress of Women: The Finding of the New World
by Miss Jane Meade Welch Opening AddressOur Forgotten Foremothers.The Finding of the New World[1] Miss Jane Meade Welch is a native of Buffalo, N. Y. She was born March 11, 1854. Her…Saint Joseph, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Saint JosephSaint Josephsānt jōˈzəf [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 9,214), seat of Berrien co., SW Mich., a port on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River across from Benton…Trending
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