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loblolly pine

(Encyclopedia) loblolly pine, common name for the pine species Pinus taeda, found in the SE United States.

robin

(Encyclopedia) robin or robin redbreast, common name for a migratory bird of the family Turdidae (thrush family).

running pine

(Encyclopedia) running pine, common name for the plant species Lycopodium clavatum, also called ground pine. See Lycopodiophyta.

sea gooseberry

(Encyclopedia) sea gooseberry, common name for some members of the phylum Ctenophora, whose members are also called comb jellies.

sea walnut

(Encyclopedia) sea walnut, common name for some members of the phylum Ctenophora, whose members are also called comb jellies.

(Encyclopedia) pigeon, common name for members of the large family Columbidae, land birds, cosmopolitan in temperate and tropical regions, characterized by stout bodies, short necks, small heads, and…

buckwheat

(Encyclopedia) buckwheat, common name for certain members of the Polygonaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs found chiefly in north temperate areas and having a characteristic pungent juice containing…

Kett, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Kett or Ket, Robert, d. 1549, English rebel. He led an agrarian revolt in 1549 as a protest against the enclosure of common land for sheep grazing. With 16,000 men he blockaded Norwich…

pitch pine

(Encyclopedia) pitch pine, common name for the species Pinus rigida, a small pine of the northeastern coastal United States.

morning glory

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Morning glory, Convolvulus arvensis morning glory, common name for members of the Convolvulaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and small trees (many of them climbing forms)…

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