A portable cyclopædia; or, Compendious dictionary of arts and sciences1810 |
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... grows in Mexico , and is about two feet high . ACALYPHA , or Three - seeded Mercury , in botany , a genus of the monecia mona- delphia class There are fourteen species of ; some annual , and some shrubs , but neither are sufficiently ...
... grows in Mexico , and is about two feet high . ACALYPHA , or Three - seeded Mercury , in botany , a genus of the monecia mona- delphia class There are fourteen species of ; some annual , and some shrubs , but neither are sufficiently ...
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... grows in South America . The fruit is contained in a rind resembling the ches- nut ; and the tree instead of leaves shoots out filaments , between which grow red grains , which after being baked into cakes , are sent to Europe . It is ...
... grows in South America . The fruit is contained in a rind resembling the ches- nut ; and the tree instead of leaves shoots out filaments , between which grow red grains , which after being baked into cakes , are sent to Europe . It is ...
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... grows wild in various parts of Britain . ADRIFT , a marine phrase meaning that a vessel is broke loose from her mour ings . ADSCENDENS Caulis , in botany , is a stalk or branch incaning upwards . ADSENTIRI . among the Romans , was the ...
... grows wild in various parts of Britain . ADRIFT , a marine phrase meaning that a vessel is broke loose from her mour ings . ADSCENDENS Caulis , in botany , is a stalk or branch incaning upwards . ADSENTIRI . among the Romans , was the ...
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... grows in Ceylon Bite Moluccas , EGILOPS , an abscess in the corner of the eye , near the nose . It may be cur ed by ... grow in the south of Europ GIPHIL 1 , a plint of the tetrandria monogynia class and order , and of the na- tural ...
... grows in Ceylon Bite Moluccas , EGILOPS , an abscess in the corner of the eye , near the nose . It may be cur ed by ... grow in the south of Europ GIPHIL 1 , a plint of the tetrandria monogynia class and order , and of the na- tural ...
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... grows in hedges . and the fibres make a strong thread . AGE . The same as generation , or a pend of 30 years : also certain periods of man life , as infancy , youth , manhood , old age . In chronology , age denotes a tan periods in the ...
... grows in hedges . and the fibres make a strong thread . AGE . The same as generation , or a pend of 30 years : also certain periods of man life , as infancy , youth , manhood , old age . In chronology , age denotes a tan periods in the ...
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