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Parker Dam
(Encyclopedia) Parker Dam, at the Ariz.–Calif. line, on the Colorado River; completed 1938. It is 320 ft (98 m) high and 856 ft (261 m) long. The dam impounds water for Los Angeles and other coastal…butterwort
(Encyclopedia) butterwort, common name for several species of the plant genus Pinguicula of the north temperate zone and the mountains of tropical America. It is a member of the family…Bernburg
(Encyclopedia) Bernburg Bernburg bĕrnˈb&oobreve;rk [key], city, Saxony-Anhalt, E Germany, on the Saale River. It…Polypodiophyta
(Encyclopedia) PolypodiophytaPolypodiophytapŏlˌēpōˌdēŏfˈətə [key], division of the plant kingdom consisting of the plants commonly called ferns. The ferns are vascular plants with stems, roots, and…botany
(Encyclopedia) botany, science devoted to the study of plants. Botany, microbiology, and zoology together compose the science of biology. Humanity's earliest concern with plants was with their…Radford
(Encyclopedia) Radford, city (1990 pop. 15,940), surrounded by but independent of Pulaski and Montgomery counties, SW Va., on the New River; settled 1756, inc. as a city 1892. Motors, iron castings,…Rourkela
(Encyclopedia) RourkelaRourkelarôrkāˈlə [key], city (1991 pop. 398,864), Odisha (Orissa) state, E central India, at the confluence of the Koel and Lankh rivers. The city is built around a large iron…Kohler
(Encyclopedia) Kohler, village (1990 pop. 1,817), Sheboygan co., E Wis., on the Sheboygan River; inc. 1912. The Kohler plumbing-fixtures plant there, which still produces its famous stainless-steel…Kitimat
(Encyclopedia) KitimatKitimatkĭtˈĭmătˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 11,305), W British Columbia, Canada, at the head of Douglas Channel. It is the site of a huge aluminum smelter (opened 1954), pulp and…Kruševac
(Encyclopedia) KruševacKruševackr&oomacr;ˈshĕväts [key], town (1991 pop. 58,808), Serbia. A commercial center, it has a hydroelectric plant and an important chemical industry. The seat of the…Trending
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