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laurel, in botany
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Sassafras, Sassafras albidum, a member of the laurel family laurel, common name for the Lauraceae, a family of forest trees and shrubs found mainly in tropical SE Asia but also abundant in tro...lake, in dyeing
(Encyclopedia)lake, in dyeing, an insoluble pigment formed by the reaction between an organic dye and a mordant. The color of a lake depends upon the mordant as well as the dye used. Generally, lakes are not as col...Leda, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Leda lēˈdə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...labor, in physiology
(Encyclopedia)labor: see birth.labor, in economics
(Encyclopedia)labor, term used both for the effort of performing a task and for the workers engaged in the activity. In ancient times much of the work was done by slaves (see slavery). In the feudal period agricult...Ariel, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Ariel ârˈēəl [key], in astronomy, one of the moons, or natural satellites, of Uranus. ...key, in mechanics
(Encyclopedia)key, in mechanics: see lock and key. ...key, in music
(Encyclopedia)key. 1 In music, term used to indicate the scale from which the tonal material of a given composition is derived. To say, for example, that a composition is in the key of C major means that it uses as...Arethusa, in botany
(Encyclopedia)Arethusa: see orchid.argonaut, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)argonaut, in zoology: see paper nautilus. ...Browse by Subject
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