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(Encyclopedia) herbarium, collection of dried and mounted plant specimens used in systematic botany. To preserve their form and color, plants collected in the field are spread flat in sheets of…Menomonee Falls
(Encyclopedia) Menomonee FallsMenomonee Fallsmənŏmˈənē [key], village (1990 pop. 26,840), Waukesha co., SE Wis., on the Menominee River; inc. 1892. Wire, metal, paper, concrete, plumbing fixtures,…Ebetsu
(Encyclopedia) Ebetsu Ebetsu ābāˈts&oomacr; [key], city, Hokkaido prefecture, central Hokkaido, Japan. It is an…La Puente
(Encyclopedia) La PuenteLa Puentelä pwĕnˈtē [key], city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures…Libertyville
(Encyclopedia) Libertyville, village (1990 pop. 19,174), Lake co., NE Ill., in a lake area; inc. 1882. Paper products and electronic equipment are made. Adlai E. Stevenson had a home there. A naval…Neumünster
(Encyclopedia) NeumünsterNeumünsternoIˈmünˌstər [key], city (1994 pop. 82,014), Schleswig-Holstein, N central Germany. It is a transportation and industrial center; manufactures include machinery,…Varkaus
(Encyclopedia) VarkausVarkausvärˈkous [key], town (1996 pop. 24,096), Eastern Finland prov., S central Finland, on Lake Saimaa. In an abundant forest region, it is a major timber, pulp, and paper-…Yatsushiro
(Encyclopedia) YatsushiroYatsushiroyäts&oomacr;ˈshĭrō [key], city (1990 pop. 108,135), Kumamoto prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on Yatsushiro Bay and the Kuma River estuary. It is a major commercial…Westbrook
(Encyclopedia) Westbrook, city (1990 pop. 16,121), Cumberland co., SW Maine, an industrial suburb W of Portland; founded 1657, inc. as a city 1891. Its manufactures include paper and wood products…Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, city (1990 pop. 36,930), seat of Wilson co., E N.C., in a rich agricultural region; inc. 1849. It is a commercial and industrial center with a large tobacco market. There is…Trending
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