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(Encyclopedia) smilax, common name for a florists' plant of two separate genera (Asparagus and Smilax), both of the family Liliaceae (lily family, although some botanists recognize smilax as a…Kütahya
(Encyclopedia) KütahyaKütahyakütäˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 131,286), capital of Kütahya prov., W central Turkey. An agricultural market center producing sugar beets, fruit, and cotton. Iron, lignite…grape hyacinth
(Encyclopedia) grape hyacinth, any plant of the genus Muscari of the family Liliaceae (lily family), low plants with dense spikelike clusters of small, nodding flowers that are usually deep blue. Of…globeflower
(Encyclopedia) globeflower, common name for any plant of the genus Trollius of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), hardy perennials of north temperate meadows and swamps. Their blossoms are…Ibaraki
(Encyclopedia) Ibaraki Ibaraki ēbäˈräkē [key], prefecture, 2,352 sq mi (6,092 sq km), central Honshu, Japan…Aqtöbe
(Encyclopedia) Aqtöbe or Aktöbe Aktöbe both: əktöˈbĕ [key], formerly Aktyubinsk Aktyubinsk əkty&oomacr;ˈbĭnsk [key], city, NW Kazakhstan, on the…neem tree
(Encyclopedia) neem tree or margosa tree, a fast-growing broad-leaved evergreen, Azadirachta indica, native to India and Myanmar. Its extracts have been used for centuries in Asia as pesticides,…petunia
(Encyclopedia) petunia, any plant of the genus Petunia, South American herbs of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family). The common garden petunias, planted also in window boxes, are all considered…cosmos
(Encyclopedia) cosmoscosmoskŏzˈməs [key], any plant of the tropical American genus Cosmos of the family Asteraceae (aster family). C. bipinnatus, of Mexico, and others are cultivated in many…Cohn, Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia) Cohn, FerdinandCohn, Ferdinandfĕrˈdĕnänt kōn [key], 1828–98, German botanist. He is considered a founder of the science of bacteriology. From his early studies of microscopic life he…Trending
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