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sage
sage any species of the large genus Salvia, aromatic herbs or shrubs of the family Labiatae ( mint family). The common sage of herb gardens is S. officinalis, a strongly scented shrubby perennial, native from S Europe to Asia Minor. The dried leaves are used as seasoning, especially in dressin...
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Alain René Le Sage
Alain René Le Sage , 1668-1747, French novelist and dramatist. His masterpiece, Gil Blas de Santillane (1715-35, tr. by Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, 1749), is a rambling story in the style of Spanish picaresque romances, though unlike them in conception. It i...
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sagebrush
sagebrush name for several species of Artemisia, deciduous shrubs of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), particularly abundant in arid regions of W North America. The common sagebrush ( A. tridentata ), called also big sagebrush, is a silvery-gray low shrub with a pungent odor of sage, althou...
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Chiron
Chiron , in Greek mythology, centaur, son of Kronos. He was a renowned sage, physician, and prophet. Among his pupils were Hercules, Achilles, Jason, and Asclepius. When Hercules accidentally wounded Chiron, the pain was so great that Chiron surrendered his immortality to Prometheus and died. Zeus t...
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grouse
grouse common name for a game bird of the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 18 species. Grouse are henlike terrestrial birds, protectively plumaged in shades of red, brown, and gray. The nostrils are entirely hidden by feathers, and the legs are partially or completely feathe...
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Leon Henderson
Leon Henderson 1895-1986, American economist, administrator of the Office of Price Administration (1941-42), b. Millville, N.J. An official of the Russell Sage Foundation (1925-34), Henderson held several posts as economic adviser in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt before ...
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Shammai
Shammai , c.50 BC-c.AD 30, Jewish sage known for his opposition to the liberal teachings of Hillel . He and his school interpreted the Law extremely rigorously, emphasizing deed rather than intent. The conflict between the schools of Shammai and Hillel continued long after their leaders' deaths, wi...
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Zane Grey
Zane Grey 1872-1939, American writer of Western stories, b. Zanesville, Ohio, as Pearl Zane Gray, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1896. His melodramatic tales of the West and Southwest are vivid in topographical detail but improbable in character and situation. During his lifetime over 13 million copi...
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William Boyd Allison
William Boyd Allison 1829-1908, U.S. Senator from Iowa (1873-1908), b. Ashland co., Ohio. He served (1863-71) in the House of Representatives and entered the Senate in 1873. One of the most influential Republican members of Congress, he spoke for the farmers of the Midwest and was considered a poli...
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hermaphrodite
hermaphrodite , animal or plant that normally possesses both male and female reproductive systems, producing both eggs and sperm. Many plants, including most flowering plants (angiosperms), are hermaphroditic, or monoecious; in these, male and female reproductive structures are present in the same p...
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