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Virgin, The

(Encyclopedia) Virgin, The, English name for Virgo, a constellation.

Twins, The

(Encyclopedia) Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation.

Scorpion, The

(Encyclopedia) Scorpion, The, English name for Scorpius, a constellation.

Ram, The

(Encyclopedia) Ram, The, English name for Aries, a constellation.

Bull, The

(Encyclopedia) Bull, The, English name for Taurus, a constellation.

Goat, The

(Encyclopedia) Goat, The, English name for Capricornus, a constellation.

cypress, in botany

(Encyclopedia) cypress, common name for members of the Cupressaceae, a widely distributed family of coniferous shrubs and trees, several yielding valuable timber. The major genera are Juniperus (…

phlox

(Encyclopedia) phlox, common name for plants of the genus Phlox and for members of the Polemoniaceae, a family of herbs (and some shrubs and vines) found chiefly in the W United States. The family…

four-o'clock

(Encyclopedia) four-o'clock, common name for members of the Nyctaginaceae, a family of plants found in warm climates, especially in the Americas, chiefly as herbs but often in the tropics as shrubs…

tigernut

(Encyclopedia) tigernut, nearly cosmopolitan perennial (Cyperus esculentum) of the family Cyperaceae (sedge family) of the same genus as the papyrus plant. The tigernut has been cultivated since…

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