Quaker
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Quaker a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement founded by George Fox
c.1650 and devoted to peaceful principles. Central to the Quakers' belief is the doctrine of the ‘Inner Light’, or sense of Christ's direct working in the soul. This has led them to reject both formal ministry and all set forms of worship.
The name may refer to George Fox's direction to his followers to ‘tremble at the name of the Lord’, or from fits supposedly experienced by worshippers when moved by the Spirit, and this is suggested by a passage in his journal; however, there is a record of 1647 of the name having previously been applied to members of a foreign religious sect, a group of women who were ‘called Quakers, and these swell, shiver, and shake’. Quaker is not used by the Friends themselves, but is not now regarded as derogatory.
Members of the Society of Friends typically wore very plain clothes, and this may be referred to allusively.
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Bladderwort choking rec life of Horseshoe Pond
Newspaper article from: Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.; 7/26/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...But now, depressed by the aquatic bladderwort that chokes the pond so badly that swimming...the pond from a big picture window. Bladderwort mats were visible every time the wind...just destroyed our dream," she said. Bladderwort is native to Maine and has existed in...
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The bladderwort: no ruthless microbe killer.(live microbes found in bladderwort plants)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 2/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...says a Florida scientist. A survey of bladderwort plants in the Everglades found far more...which may pay rent in nutrients. The bladderwort, or Utricularia purpurea, "is not...Md., has made computer models of bladderwort growth. He questions Richards' idea...
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Venus Flytraps, Bladderworts, and Other Wild and Amazing Plants.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Science and Children; 2/1/2009; ; 583 words
; Venus Flytraps, Bladderworts, and Other Wild and Amazing Plants By Monica Halpern 40 pp...Society. (Grades K-4) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Venus Flytraps, Bladderworts, and Other Wild and Amazing Plants offers a window into the world...
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Feed the plant meat.(effect of nitrogen supply on growth of carnivorous plants)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Ecos; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...determine whether the meat-eating bladderwort (Utricularia uliginosa), a rootless...apparently because it competed with the bladderwort for nitrogen under these conditions...researchers say their results indicate that bladderwort growth was not significantly affected...
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Sci-Triv game.(science questions and answers)
Magazine article from: Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication; 4/7/2006; 700+ words
; ...The exterior of What is a bladderworts? the Washington chord...vanished mysteriously. 5. Bladderworts are carnivorous plants that...use to trap other species. Bladderworts live on land and in water...The photo on page 2 is of a bladderwort. The bladder is visible...
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Little Potholes on the Prairie
Magazine article from: Natural History; 6/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...spiked water milfoil, and a yellow bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris). Two species...spiked water milfoil, and a yellow bladderwort-simply float. Their deeply divided...surface. The underwater parts of the bladderwort include tiny bladders that suck in microscopic...
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Carnivorous plants hardy in our region.(Flavor/Gracious Living)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 9/11/2005; 700+ words
; ...Sundews, butterworts and bladderworts are considered semi-active...rosettes close to the ground. Bladderworts can be recognized by mats of...growing in fresh water ponds. Bladderworts have trigger hairs that suck...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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The Guinness Book of Amazing Nature: Part 3 Animal Kingdom - Predators; While an animal will chase down victims, killer plants have evolved a variety of ingenious and subtle traps by which they capture insects and feed off their flesh.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 11/15/1998; 700+ words
; ...regions surrounding bogs. Trap-setters Bladderworts are one of the few carnivorous plants...hatched sh, become trapped on the bladderwort's leaves. The water then sucks the...it takes about 30 minutes for the bladderwort to discharge the water and reset the...
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So you think you know Manitoba?
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 11/4/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...tropical ones have captured small birds and the small aquatic bladderworts catch mainly very small crustaceans, nematodes and even...like a net. Then the leaf rolls up. MB's 4 species of bladderworts (Utricularia spp.) live mainly in quiet water. They have...
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 "The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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Venus flytrap snaps up attention in N. Carolina swamps and fields.
Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 10/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...to catch crawling bugs than flying ones. On the Flytrap Trail, she showed us bladderworts, butterworts and sundews, three more carnivorous plants. Bladderworts lure their prey with an underwater trap. When an insect touches a trigger, it...
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bladderwort
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
bladderwort , any plant of the genus Utricularia...the finely divided submerged leaves. Bladderworts and similar related genera are an important...grown in aquariums as curiosities. Bladderworts are classified in the division Magnoliophyta...
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Carnivorous Plants
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...sundews, pitcher plants, butterworts, bladderworts, and the unique Venus's-flytrap...Mostly Northern Hemisphere Utricularia Bladderwort 200 Worldwide They obtain these nutrients...hairs are touched inside. The aquatic bladderworts have little inflated pouches that suck...
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Utricularia
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Utricularia ( bladderwort ) See LENTIBULARIACEAE .
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insectivorous plant
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...active insect trappers. The sundews (Drosera) snare insects with a sticky substance and then enclose them in their leaves. Bladderworts (Utricularia) suck insects into their underwater bladders. Other plants have vase-shaped leaves, such as the pitcher...
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insectivorous plants
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
insectivorous plants see bladderwort ; pitcher plant ; Venus's-flytrap .
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