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Jethro Cornish capers, Jeris Cornish capers, Jethroe Cornish capers, or Jerris Cornish capers ?
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caper
caper common name for members of the Capparidaceae, a family of tropical plants found chiefly in the Old World and closely related to the family Cruciferae ( mustard family). Capparis spinosa is cultivated in the Mediterranean area for its flower buds—capers—which are pickled and... Read more |
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Pantelleria
Pantelleria , volcanic island, 32 sq mi (83 sq km), S Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia. Sweet wine, capers, raisins, and dried figs are exported. A colony of the Phoenicians and then of the Carthaginians, it passed to the Romans in 217 BC The island was later taken by the... Read more |
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Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Capricorn parallel of latitude at 23°30′ south of the equator; it is the southern boundary of the tropics . This parallel marks the farthest point south at which the sun can be seen directly overhead at noon; south of the parallel the sun appears less than 90° from the... Read more |
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marsh marigold
marsh marigold perennial spring-blooming Old World and North American plant ( Caltha palustris ) of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family), found in wet places. It has rounded glossy leaves and large buttercuplike flowers of bright and shining yellow. The tops are reputed to be toxic but... Read more |
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nasturtium
nasturtium , any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, tropical American herbs (usually climbing) native to mountainous areas of South and Central America. Several species are cultivated in the United States as ornamentals for their yellow or red flowers, e.g., the common nasturtiums ( T. majus and T.... Read more |
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William Cornish
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Jethro
Jethro , Midianite priest of the peninsula of Sinai who was the companion and father-in-law of Moses. He is also called Reuel, Raguel, and Hobab.... Read more |
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Cornish
Cornish language belonging to the Brythonic group of the Celtic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Celtic languages . Bibliography: See P. B. Ellis, The Cornish Language and Its Literature (1974).... Read more |
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Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull 1674-1741, English agriculturist and inventor. He studied methods of agriculture in England, France, and Italy and influenced British agriculture through his writings, which include The Horse-Hoeing Husbandry (1733). Tull advocated the use of manures, pulverizing the soil, planting... Read more |
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Brythonic
Brythonic denoting, relating to, or belonging to the southern group of Celtic languages, consisting of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. They were spoken in Britain before and during the Roman occupation, surviving as Welsh and Cornish after the Anglo-Saxon invasions, and being taken to Brittany by... Read more |
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