(Encyclopedia) strawberry, any plant of the genus Fragaria of the family Rosaceae (rose family), low herbaceous perennials with edible red fruits, native to temperate and mountainous tropical regions…
(Encyclopedia) von Sydow, Max, 1929–2020, Swedish actor, b. Carl Adolf von Sydow. He worked with director Ingmar Bergman at the Malmö Municipal Theatre (1955–60) before moving to Stockhom and joining…
(Encyclopedia) weed, common term for any wild plant, particularly an undesired plant, growing in cultivated ground, where it competes with crop plants for soil nutrients and water. In their natural…
(Encyclopedia) Vavilov, Nikolai IvanovichVavilov, Nikolai Ivanovichnyĭkəlīˈ ēväˈnəvĭch vəvēˈləf [key], 1887–1943?, Russian botanist and geneticist. He is reported to have died in a Soviet…
(Encyclopedia) saiga,saiga,sīˈgə [key], Eurasian antelope, Saiga tatarica, found in steppes, grasslands, and semidesert regions in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Kalmykia, Russia. Noted for its large,…
(Encyclopedia) grizzly bear or grizzly, large, powerful North American brown bear, characterized by gray-streaked, or grizzled, fur. Grizzlies are 6 to 8 ft (180–250 cm) long, stand 31&fslsh;2 to…
(Encyclopedia) guanacoguanacogwänäˈkō [key] or huanacoguanacohwänˈäko [key], wild mammal of the camel family, Lama guanicoe, found on arid plains in the Andes Mts. It is about 31&fslsh;2 ft (105…
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Deptford pink, Dianthus armeria
pink, common name for some members of the Caryophyllaceae, a family of small herbs found chiefly in north temperate zones (especially the…
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Figwort, Scrophularia lanceolata
figwort, common name for some members of the Scrophulariaceae, a family comprising chiefly herbs and small shrubs and distributed widely over…
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