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Psilophytales (psilophytes) Primitive pteridophytes, which were the earliest vascular plants, from the Silurian an… sconce , sconce / skäns/ • n. 1. a candle holder, or a holder of another light source, that is attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket. 2. a flaming tor… Rood , Rood
Rood. Term, derived from the Anglo-Saxon and Middle-English word for a cross, now used to describe the large Crucifixion set above the entrance… Alum , alum (ăl´əm), any one of a series of isomorphous double salts that are hydrated sulfates of a univalent cation (e.g., potassium, sodium, ammonium, ce… Hepatomegaly , hepatomegaly Enlargement of the liver as a result of congestion (e.g. in heart failure), inflammation or fatty infiltration (as in kwashiorkor).
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