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Osha
Osha Description Osha, whose botanical name is Ligusticum porteri, is a plant native to the western United States and Mexico. A member of the Umbelliferae family, osha has been used for centuries by Native Americans and Mexicans as a treatment for sore throats, fevers, and influenza . The plant... Read more |
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Aglaia
Aglaia (family Meliaceae) A genus of trees, most of which are medium-sized. They have twigs with stellate hairs, and leaves that are large and pinnate (or, rarely, simple). The flowers are tiny, borne in panicles, and often fragrant. The fruit is one- or few-seeded, the pericarp leathery and... Read more |
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seed
seed fertilized and ripened ovule, consisting of the plant embryo, varying amounts of stored food material, and a protective outer seed coat. Seeds are frequently confused with the fruit enclosing them in flowering plants as in the grains and nuts. The seed-bearing plants are the highest in the... Read more |
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Monsanto Company
Monsanto Company 800 North Lindbergh BoulevardSt. Louis, Missouri 63167U.S.A.Telephone: (314) 694-1000Fax: (314) 694-8394Web site: http://www.monsanto.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 2000 as Monsanto Ag CompanyEmployees: 12,600Sales: $6.29 billion (2005)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol:... Read more |
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fennel
fennel common name for several perennial herbs, genus Foeniculum vulgare of the family Umbelliferae ( parsley family), related to dill. The strawlike foliage and the seeds are licorice-scented and are used (especially in Italian cooking) for flavoring. Sweet fennel, or finocchio, is a variety... Read more |
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Combine
Combine Background A combine is a large, self-propelled agricultural machine used to harvest grain crops such as wheat, corn, soybeans, milo, rape-seed, and rice. As its name suggests, the combine performs two, and sometimes more, basic functions of harvesting: first it... Read more |
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Vols lock up top seed in SEC tourney
...clinched the Eastern Division's No. 1 seed in next month's SEC tournament and secured...second straight Southeastern Conference Western Division title. The Tigers (19-7...13 points for Bradley (17-9, 10-7 Missouri Valley Conference), which swept the... |
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EIU starts tourney play vs. SE Missouri today
...today at Southeast Missouri. The Ohio Valley...sites. Southeast Missouri (18-8, 15-3), the No. 2 seed, defeated EIU...Roberts. Only the top seed gets a first...State." CSU and Missouri-Kansas City tied...get third-seeded ... |
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Western Kentucky Tops Drake in Overtime
...and 12th-seeded Western Kentucky turned in...high 33 points for Western Kentucky. Cox had...Louisville two years ago. Western Kentucky and Drake...Hilltoppers are in the tourney for the 20th time...pressure of such a high seed in its first ... |
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Western still searching for security
Missouri Western's basketball...finishing in the top eight regionally...necessarily secure a tourney bid. In the South...men, a No. 2 seed, open tourney...against No. 7 seed Missouri-Rolla ... |
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Florida finds fine position for repeat: Defending champs rewarded with...
...were made the top seed in the 2007 tournament...large teams and seeds the 65-team...got the fourth seed in the Midwest...against No. 13 seed Davidson. If...the other No. 1 seeds, who also...as large as the ... |
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Illini Overall No. 1 Seed in NCAA Tourney
...Michael Conroy)Top-ranked Illinois...the overall No. 1 seed, while Washington...ve been a No. 1 seed had they won that...Big 12 were No. 1 seeds. The Illini won...champions. The No. 2 seed in the Albuquerque...with four each, the ... |
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Western women earn MIAA tourney berth
...one on Missouri Western's bench knew...Hays-Northwest Missouri score. No one...need it against Missouri Southern on Saturday...eighth and final seed in Kansas City...the conference tourney had Northwest...tradition here at ... |
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Former Gary players step up in final tourney
...George Hill of Western Illinois during...63 on Feb. 7. Western Illinois had its...which faces No. 1 seed Oral Roberts tonight...the Mid-Con tourney. It didn't...against Southwest Missouri State on March...Illinois, Southwest ... |
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Vanderbilt Shocks Tennessee; No. 1 Vols Fall in SEC Tourney
...Vanderbilt upset top-ranked Tennessee...still a number one seed, and we'll...26-5), the tourney's top seed...Philadelphia. MISSOURI VALLEY: Jackie...18 Southwest Missouri State earned a share of the ... |
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Arizona, Kansas top this 25.
...Wyoming in the NCAA tourney still hurts. But...repeat run. 19. Missouri The Tigers have been a perennial tourney disappointment, but last year, as a 12th seed, they charged to...national splash. 23. Western Kentucky The presence... |