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cockscomb
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cockscomb see amaranth .
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Belize
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...swampy coastline heavily indented by many lagoons. The Maya and the Cockscomb mountains (which reach a high point of 1,122 m/3,681 ft at Victoria Peak, in the Cockscombs) form the backbone of the country, which is drained by 17 rivers...
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marcasite
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...color, becomes darker upon oxidation, and crystallizes in the orthorhombic system. Twinned crystals resembling cockscombs (cockscomb pyrites) or spearheads (spear pyrites) are of common occurrence. The mineral occurs in marls, clays, and...
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Costume
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
...His attendant, the Old Vice , was usually dressed as a fool or jester, with a long-eared cap decorated with bells, a cockscomb, and a parti-coloured close-fitting tunic and leggings, reminiscent of the costumes of the Roman farce-players. Much...
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aphid
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...a reaction to substances secreted by the insects; galls of different aphid species are easily identified (e.g., the cockscomb gall of elm leaves). One group of aphids lives only on conifers (e.g., the eastern spruce gall aphid). Ant Cows Many...
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sulphate minerals
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...mineral in hydrothermal veins but is also widespread in nodules, veins, and lenses in limestones, sometimes growing with a cockscomb habit. Most commonly white or colourless, its density makes it an important constituent of drilling muds; it is also used...
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DES Exposure
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...that can be seen during a pelvic exam. These changes include a cervical hood (a vaginal fold draped over the cervix), cockscomb cervix (an abnormally shaped cervix), and adenosis (glandular cells normally located within the cervix that appear on...
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everlasting
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...everlasting ( Ammobium ), pussy toes ( Antennaria ), common immortelle ( Xeranthemum ), and species of Helipterum; the cockscomb and globe amaranth and the thrift (see leadwort ) are also used. Several grasses, the bittersweet , and other plants are...
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amaranth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Other ornamentals in the family are the globe amaranth (genus Gomphrenia ), sometimes called bachelor's button, and the cockscomb ( Celosia ), both originally tropical annuals. They can be preserved dry and are used in everlasting bouquets. Amaranth...
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Day of The Dead
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...flowers, particularly the cempas ú chil (marigold), the "flower of the dead," as well as the magenta-colored cockscomb, a white gypsophila, gladioli, and carnations. The same flowers are also used to decorate tombs, and the sweet smell...
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