abat-jour
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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abat-jour. 1. Anything that serves to throw daylight downward, or in a given direction, such as a sloped or bevelled
cill, or splayed
jambs.
2. Skylight, set in a sloping aperture.
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Latest Mid-Pennsylvanian tree-fern forests in retrograding coastal plain deposits, Sydney Mines Formation, Nova Scotia, Canada
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...indicating that the ferns were mostly large forest trees, rather than...patches of tree-fern-dominated...of c. 3850 trees per hectare...forests. Tree-ferns dominantly...the largest trees show evidence...resulted in tree-fern forests rising...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Update the garden with ferns; Adding a tree fern is a sure fire way of adding a modern touch to your garden, but this fashion accessory can be expensive, warns Roger Clarke Dicksonia Antarctica, the soft tree fern, unfurls its fronds watched by Pan.(Gardening)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 6/23/2001; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Roger Clarke Tree ferns have become one of the...having a collection of fern logs stuck in pots looking...collector. Most of the ferns are rescued from areas...trunk. If you do buy a tree fern then small ones can be...cover in winter. Tree ferns, like most ...
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Adpressed tree-fern trunks from the Early Pennsylvanian Joggins Formation of Nova Scotia.
Magazine article from: Atlantic Geology; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Tree-fern trunks are among the...are remains of small trees a few metres high. The...only one specimen; this tree grew on a well drained...2003), occur with the tree-fern trunk in an allochthonous...Artisophyton. PALEOECOLOGY Tree ferns evolved in latest ...
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Island Mobilizes to Eradicate Tree Fern
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/30/2007; 594 words
; ...attack the growing numbers Australian tree ferns that have invaded the heart of the...the foreign plant. The Australian tree fern may be the worst weed in Kauai...mountains. "We found that Australian tree fern was distributed throughout this...
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Leaf phenology and trunk growth of the deciduous tree fern Alsophila firma (Baker) D. S. Conant in a lower montane Mexican forest.(Report)
Magazine article from: American Fern Journal; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT.--Tree ferns are often regarded...proportion of canopy trees are leafless. The trunks...growth rate, the tallest tree ferns (>10 m...seasonality, tree ferns ********** The tree fern families of Cibotiaceae...2002). Moreover, tree ferns are ...
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Home & Gardens: Strange world of the Australian Tree fern.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 8/14/2004; 700+ words
; ...antarctica, otherwise known as a Tree Fern. For a plant of such...history and natural habitat the Tree Fern is surprisingly hardy, they...pine forests, where the pine trees are first of all harvested and the tree ferns later rescued before the site...
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Jurassic classic; Display of tree ferns can be dino-mite.(Gardening)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 8/12/2001; 700+ words
; ...leaved gunnera manicata and tree ferns (Dicksonia antarctica). Tree ferns, whose identical ancestors...work in these countries, tree ferns are rescued from the bulldozer...of permanent moisture. Tree ferns are available in different sizes...massive fronds. While your ...
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Shady ladies from Down Under; Tree ferns are gaining in popularity in Britain and now a new variety is being imported to add to the ranks of garden centre specimens, writes Roger Clarke.(Gardening)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 8/4/2001; 700+ words
; ...Antarctica, the soft tree fern, to become popular in...but there is a new tree fern on the black, so to speak...start shipping in tree ferns for domestic gardens from...about ten years ago. The ferns are all rescued from upland...importing another tree fern, ...
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SunBlush Announces Shipment of Tree Ferns in FreshSpan Boxes.
Business Wire; 3/19/1999; 700+ words
; ...successful commercial trials with tree ferns packed in FreshSpan(tm) boxes...and shipped to Europe. The ferns, used for decorative purposes...Internacionales, the largest fern grower and shipper in the world...customer has requested that all ferns be shipped in FreshSpan(tm...
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Environmental and neighbourhood effects on tree fern distributions in a neotropical lowland rain forest.
Magazine article from: Journal of Vegetation Science; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...distributions of tropical rain forest tree ferns (Cyatheaceae) related to environmental...model the incidence of four tree fern species in relation to environmental...where on the rain forest landscape tree ferns grow, especially for juvenile plants...
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tree fern
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
tree fern Tree-like fern of the family Cyatheaceae. Tree ferns grow in tropical and sub-tropical regions, particularly moist mountainous areas. Height: 3–25m (10–80ft). There are 600 species. Phylum Filicinophyta; genus Cyathea.
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tree-fern
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
tree-fern See CYATHEACEAE and THYRSOPTERIDACEAE .
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fern
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...adder's-tongue ferns ( Ophioglossum ) and rattlesnake ferns ( Botrychium ) belong to the most primitive fern family ( Ophioglossaceae...and Cyathea are the tree fern genera most frequently...conservatories. Ancient Ferns During the Carboniferous...
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Ferns
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...pinnae. The leaves of most ferns have a distinctive juvenile...of a violin's neck. Most ferns have underground stems called rhizomes and the only parts of the fern plant visible above ground are the leaves. Some tropical ferns, called tree ferns, have erect, unbranched...
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Trees
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...of the Pacific Coast. Trees are usually woody; that...throughout the life of the tree, gradually increasing...exceptions occur in tree ferns, cycads, palms, and...other plants that reach tree dimensions while producing...packed roots (e.g., tree ferns) or persistent...cycads ...
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