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(Encyclopedia) starch, white, odorless, tasteless, carbohydrate powder. It plays a vital role in the biochemistry of both plants and animals and has important commercial uses. In green plants starch…acacia
(Encyclopedia) acaciaacaciaəkāˈshə [key], any plant of the large leguminous genus Acacia, often thorny shrubs and trees of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). Chiefly of the tropics and subtropics…Henan
(Encyclopedia) Henan or Honan Henan both: h&oobreve;ˈnänˈ [key], province, c.65,000 sq mi (168,350 sq km), NE…viol
(Encyclopedia) viol, family of bowed stringed instruments, the most important ensemble instruments from the 15th to the 17th cent. The viol's early history is indefinite, but it is recognizable in…Alfred Peet Biography
specialty coffee makerDied: Aug. 29, 2007 (Ashland, Oregon) Best Known as: leader of coffee revolution Coffee guru known as the “grandfather of specialty…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XXIII ("The grave my little cottage is")
by EmilyDickinsonXXIIXXIVXXIII The grave my little cottage is, Where, keeping house for thee, I make my parlor orderly, And lay the marble tea, For two divided, briefly, A cycle,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: January 31, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark January 30, 1805February 1, 1805January 31, 1805 31st January Thursday, 1805 Snowed last night, wind high from the N W. Sawed off the boys toes…Lewis & Clark: Down the Columbia to Tidewater
by NoahBrooks Down the Pacific SlopeFrom Tidewater to the SeaDown the Columbia to Tidewater The voyagers were now drifting down the Columbia River, and they found the…Down the Columbia to Tidewater
Chapter 15 Chapter 17 Down the Columbia to Tidewater The voyagers were now drifting down the Columbia River, and they found the way impeded by many rapids, some of them very…Deborah Kerr Biography
actressDied: Oct. 16, 2007 (Suffolk, England) Best Known as: actress in "From Here to Eternity" English actress known for her genteel, tea-sipping screen…Trending
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