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ginseng

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Dwarf ginseng, Panax trifolium ginsengginsengjĭnˈsĕng [key], common name for the Araliaceae, a family of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees that are often prickly and sometimes…

Murrumbidgee

(Encyclopedia) MurrumbidgeeMurrumbidgeemərəmbĭjˈē [key], river, c.1,050 mi (1,690 km) long, rising in the Australian Alps, SE New South Wales, Australia, and flowing generally W to the Murray River…

Mawlamyine

(Encyclopedia) MawlamyineMawlamyinemôˌləmīnˈ [key] or Moulmein,Moulmein,m&oobreve;lmānˈ, mōl– [key], city (1983 pop. 219,991), SE Myanmar, near the mouth of the Thanlwin (Salween) River; the…

Malabar Coast

(Encyclopedia) Malabar CoastMalabar Coastmălˈəbär [key], SW coast of India stretching c.525 mi (845 km) from Goa to the southern tip of the peninsula at Kanniyakumri (Cape Comorin), primarily in…

Karur

(Encyclopedia) KarurKarurkər&oomacr;rˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 113,669), Tamil Nadu state, S central India. Milled rice, cotton fabrics, and brassware are the city's chief products. According to…

Chuncheon

(Encyclopedia) Chuncheon or Chunchon Chuncheon ch&oomacr;nˈchônˈ [key], city, capital…

Gyeonggi

(Encyclopedia) Gyeonggi or Kyonggi Gyeonggi gyŭngˈgēˈ [key], province, NW South Korea. Suwon is the capital. The…

Rupp, George Erik

(Encyclopedia) Rupp, George Erik, 1942–, American educator and theologian, b. Summit, N.J. He studied in Germany before graduating from Princeton. He earned a B.D. degree from Yale Univ. and a…

Shimane

(Encyclopedia) ShimaneShimaneshĭmäˈnā [key], prefecture (1990 pop. 781,005), SW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. Matsue (the capital), Hamada, and Izumo are the most important cities. Stock…

Pelotas

(Encyclopedia) PelotasPelotaspəlôˈtəsh [key], city (1991 pop. 291,100), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil, an inland port on the São Gonçalo canal. It is a major export point for the stock-raising…