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(Encyclopedia) kingfish, common name for several fishes, among them certain membeers of the croaker and pompano families.flag, in botany
(Encyclopedia) flag, common name for several plants belonging to the families Iridaceae and Araceae. See iris; arum.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…sea lettuce
(Encyclopedia) sea lettuce, common name for algal species of the genus Ulva. See seaweed; Chlorophyta.copper sulfate
(Encyclopedia) copper sulfate, common name for the blue crystalline heptahydrate of cupric sulfate, in which copper has valence +2. It may also refer to cuprous sulfate (Cu2SO4), in which copper has…coffee tree, Kentucky
(Encyclopedia) coffee tree, Kentucky, common name for the plant species Gymnocladus dioica, a tree of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) and native to the E United States. The seeds of the woody…Bunsen burner
(Encyclopedia) Bunsen burner, gas burner, commonly used in scientific laboratories, consisting essentially of a hollow tube which is fitted vertically around the flame and which has an opening at the…Patroon painters
(Encyclopedia) Patroon painters, group of portraitists active in colonial New York from 1715 to 1730. Their work embodied the first clearly American style. The Patroon painters served the Dutch…corundum
(Encyclopedia) corundumcorundumkərŭnˈdəm [key], mineral, aluminum oxide, Al2O3. The clear varieties are used as gems and the opaque as abrasive materials. Corundum occurs in crystals of the hexagonal…guinea fowl
(Encyclopedia) guinea fowlguinea fowlgĭnˈē [key], common name for any of the seven species of gallinaceous birds of the family Numididae, native to Africa and Madagascar. The helmeted guinea fowl,…Trending
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