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Olive Branch Petition 1775 Olive Branch Petition 1775
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forsythia forsythia
forsythia , common name for any member of the small genus Forsythia of the family Oleaceae ( olive family), European and Asian shrubs with abundant bell-shaped yellow flowers that appear before the leaves. They are easily cultivated and are used in hedges and borders. In some species the branches... Read more
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pleurocarpous moss pleurocarpous moss
pleurocarpous moss A type of moss in which archegonia, and hence capsules, are borne on short, lateral branches, and not at the tips of stems or branches. Pleurocarpous mosses are usually monopodially branched, often pinnately so, and tend to form spreading carpets rather than erect tufts. Compare... Read more
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