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Clianthus
Clianthus (family Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionatae) A genus of legumes that bear large, red, pea-like flowers on erect
peduncles and have soft, grey stems and leaves.
C. formosus (Sturt's desert pea) is the emblem of the state of S. Australia. It grows rapidly in dry regions following rain and forms a scrambling plant up to 2 m high. The genus comprises 2 species, one found in Australia and the other in New Zealand.
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Medieval papal shenanigans remind us how lucky we are. (posthumous persecution of Pope Formosus) (Column)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 11/4/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...than the unbelievably tragic figure of Formosus, pope from 891 to 896. Historians tell...that fact would later be used against Formosus in a heretofore unimaginable way. As...would plague him even beyond the grave. Formosus died after only four and a half years...
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Studies from J.J.L. Rowley and colleagues yield new information about aquatic conservation.
Newspaper article from: China Weekly News; 1/20/2009; 700+ words
; ...traded is the Asian arowana Scleropages formosus. As a result of over-harvesting for the aquarium fish trade, S. formosus is now endangered and commercial international...this, very little is known about S. formosus in the wild. 2. Interviews were...
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`Remains to Be Seen'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/13/1991; 559 words
; ...almost certainly insane, had the body of Pope Formosus exhumed nearly a year after his death and put on trial for a variety of charges, because Formosus was the leader of a rival faction. Formosus's rotting corpse was seated in the papal...
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Quantitative Trait Loci That Control Dengue-2 Virus Dissemination in the Mosquito Aedes aegypti
Magazine article from: Genetics; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...black "sylvan" subspecies, Ae. a. formosus, predominates. This subspecies has...dengue-2 susceptibility and an Ae. a. formosus strain selected for refractoriness to...for a MEB was 0.39 in Ae. aegypti formosus but was much lower in Ae. aegypti aegypti...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Reality and the papacy; Not all popes have been as traditional as the newest one
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/1/2005; ; 697 words
; ...of one of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, and put him on trial for acts...pope, or something like that. Formosus' dead body was dressed in papal...up at trial. Not surprisingly, Formosus was found guilty. He was stripped...
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 "Reforma (México D.F., México)")
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Municiones Politicas/ En el banquillo.(Enfoque)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 11/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...que un snodo de obispos juzgara al Papa Formosus, fallecido ocho meses atrs. El snodo...pontificado, los actos y los nombramientos de Formosus, especialmente el de Arnulfo como co...ilegales y no tenan validez. El cuerpo de Formosus fue exhumado y su cadver fue testigo...
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 "Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR)")
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Interview: A.J. Jacobs discusses his quest to become the world's smartest person
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 1/25/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...well, let me get you to tell it. Is it Pope Formosus? Mr. JACOBS: Pope Formosus from the ninth century. Well, he died, and...some things didn't end too well for Pope Formosus, but corpses are a big theme in the encyclopedia...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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History .. minus all those dull bits; DEAD POPES, DUNG AND MAD NAZIS, IT'S..(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 10/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...Philip leaves them alone. 897AD DEAD pope Formosus, who passed away nine months before...breaking holy law. Pope Stephen VI insists Formosus appear to answer charges so the corpse...exhumed and propped in a chair in court. Formosus is found guilty, stripped of papal robes...
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24 popes, some good, in years leading up to first millennium.
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 3/17/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...pope, 999). A flashback: In 891 Pope Formosus was elected, although - against tradition...presiding pope, appointed a bishop by Formosus, did not have to worry about having been a bishop himself when elected pope. Formosus was condemned, his corpse stripped...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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IN DEFENSE OF FAITH HISTORIAN GARRY WILLS EXAMINES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S PLACE IN THE HEART.(NEWS)(Review)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/19/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...referred to as Cadaver Synod of 897, ``where the body of Pope Formosus, nine months dead, was exhumed by his successor Stephen VI...Stephen was himself imprisoned and then strangled. The body of Formosus was retrieved and honored as a miracle-working relic...
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Formosus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Formosus , c.816-896, pope (891-96...duke of Spoleto, and his son Lambert. Formosus encouraged the German claimant, Arnulf...and crowned (896) him emperor. After Formosus' death, the Spoletos came into power...
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Popes of the Roman Catholic Church
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...67 Adrian II, 867-72 John VIII , 872-82 Marinus I, 882-84 St. Adrian III, 884-85 Stephen V (or VI), 885-91 Formosus , 891-96 Boniface VI, 896 Stephen VI (or VII), 896-97 Romanus, 897 Theodore II, 897 John IX, 898-900 Benedict...
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Clianthus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
...genus of legumes that bear large, red, pea-like flowers on erect peduncles and have soft, grey stems and leaves. C. formosus (Sturt's desert pea) is the emblem of the state of S. Australia. It grows rapidly in dry regions following rain and forms...
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John VIII
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...deeply involved in imperial politics. He crowned Charles II (Charles the Bald) emperor and excommunicated the future Pope Formosus for opposition to his policy. When Charles II lost his power, John favored Charles the Fat, who became emperor as Charles...
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Paul II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...he was elected pope (August 30, 1464) on the first ballot. He took the name Paul II, though he had considered the name Formosus II, after the ninth-century pope whose body was exhumed and placed on trial in what has come to be known as the Cadaver...
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