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lily of the valley
lily of the valley common name for either of the two species of Convallaria, spring-blooming perennials of the family Liliaceae ( lily family). C. majalis, the species usually in cultivation, is native to Eurasia; C. montana, a slightly larger plant, grows in the Appalachian Mts. Lilies of... Read more |
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mayflower
mayflower in botany, name for several spring-blooming plants. In England the hawthorn is called mayflower, or may; in North America the name is used for the trailing arbutus , the hepatica , and an herb ( Maianthemum canadense ) of the family Liliaceae ( lily family). The latter, a common... Read more |
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collar
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sego lily
sego lily , ornamental plant ( Calochortus nuttallii ) of the family Liliaceae ( lily family), also known in parts of the West as mariposa lily. It is native to the region W of the Rocky Mts., especially Utah, of which it is the state emblem. It has narrow leaves, beautiful tuliplike white flowers... Read more |
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John Prine
Prine, John Singer, songwriter The folk songs of singer-songwriter John Prine "have the natural grace and universality one hears only from a born story teller," asserted Don Heckman in the New York Times. Prine, a former mail carrier from Chicago, burst onto the national folk scene in the early... Read more |
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Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Taylor 1959- American football player Lawrence Taylor lived on the edge. Quite possibly one of the best linebackers to play the game, Taylor starred for the New York Giants and set a new standard for how linebackers played the game. He brought about a new statistic (the sack), and was a... Read more |
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Howell Cobb
Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore Norman A. Graebner ZACHARY TAYLOR entered the world of politics fresh from his personal triumphs in the Mexican War. Leaders of the Whig party had condemned the war as an inexcusable aggression against Mexico, but they ... Read more |
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peccary
peccary , small wild pig, genus Tayassu, the only pig native to the Americas. Although similar in appearance to Old World pigs, peccaries are classified in a family of their own because of anatomical differences. Peccaries have downward-curved tusks with which they fight ferociously when... Read more |
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hyacinth
hyacinth any plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bulbous herbs of the family Liliaceae ( lily family) native to the Mediterranean region and South Africa. The common, or Dutch, hyacinth of house and garden culture (derived from H. orientalis of the NE Mediterranean) became so popular in the 18th... Read more |
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Regina Taylor
Regina Taylor 1959(?)– Playwright, actor Encouraged by Her Mother Starred in “I’ll Fly Away’ Developed as Actress, Playwright Selected works Sources As the star of the television series I’ll Fly Away, Regina Taylor has successfully established herself as a... Read more |
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