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	vine vine climbing plant or trailing plant. The grape is often called "the vine." See also liana .... Read more
	mountain climbing mountain climbing Sport and leisure activity that gained popularity in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. By the mid-1990s even the world's highest mountain, Everest, had been scaled by thousands of people – although the mountain continued to claim an average of three lives per year.... Read more
	Hoya hoya genus of climbing plants. XIX. modL., f. name of Thomas Hoy, Eng. gardener (d. 1821).... Read more
	Zacchaeus Zacchaeus or Zaccheus [Gr.,=Heb. Zaccai ], in the New Testament, publican of Jericho, short of stature, who climbed a tree to see Jesus.... Read more
	Deadwood Deadwood city (1990 pop. 1,830), seat of Lawrence co., W S.Dak.; settled 1876 after discovery of gold. A Black Hills tourist center, it is also a trade hub for a lumbering, stock-raising, and mining region. Built in a narrow canyon, with houses climbing the steep sides, Deadwood Gulch (so called... Read more
	synaesthesia synaesthesia literally, ‘joining the senses’. People who experience synaesthesia (synaesthetes) inhabit a world slightly, but magically different from that of most people — a world of extra colours, shapes, and sensations. ‘Mine is a universe of black “Is”... Read more
	climbing perch climbing perch or walking fish, member of the labyrinth fish family, adapted to living in oxygen-depleted water or on dry land. It is not related to the true perch. Labyrinth fishes are spiny-finned fishes of Africa and SE Asia, which have a labyrinthine chamber over the gills that enables them... Read more
	Zermatt Zermatt , village (1989 est. pop. 4,000), Valais canton, S Switzerland. Near the Matterhorn, Zermatt is a popular resort for mountain-climbing and winter sports.... Read more
	nightshade nightshade common name for the Solanaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and a few trees of warm regions, chiefly tropical America. Many are climbing or creeping types, and rank-smelling foliage is typical of many species. The odor is due to the presence of various alkaloids (including scopolamine , ... Read more