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(Encyclopedia) spraying, horticultural practice of applying fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides, usually in solution, to plants. It may be accomplished by various means, e.g., the watering can,…Puebla, state, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) PueblaPueblapwāˈblä [key], state (1990 pop. 4,126,101), 13,126 sq mi (33,996 sq km), E central Mexico. The city of Puebla is the capital. The state is almost entirely mountainous, with…Arles
(Encyclopedia) Arles Arles ärl [key], city, Bouches-du-Rhône dept., S central France, in Provence, on the Rhône River delta. Arles is an important railroad, shipping,…Dodecanese
(Encyclopedia) Dodecanese Dodecanese dōdĕkˌənēsˈ, –nēz, dōˌdĕk– [key], Gr.…Guanajuato, state, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Guanajuato Guanajuato gwänähwäˈtō [key], state, 11,805 sq mi (30,575 sq km), W central Mexico, on the…hydrogen cyanide
(Encyclopedia) hydrogen cyanide, HCN, colorless, volatile, and extremely poisonous chemical compound whose vapors have a bitter almond odor. It melts at −14℃ and boils at 26℃. It is miscible in all…housefly
(Encyclopedia) housefly, common name of the fly Musca domestica, found in most parts of the world. The housefly, a scavenger, does not bite living animals but is dangerous because it carries bacteria…Kalahari
(Encyclopedia) KalahariKalaharikäˌlähäˈrē [key], arid plateau region, c.100,000 sq mi (259,000 sq km), in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The Kalahari, covered largely by reddish sand, lies…juniper
(Encyclopedia) juniper, any tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus, aromatic evergreens of the family Cupressaceae (cypress family), widely distributed over the north temperate zone. Many are valuable…honey
(Encyclopedia) honey, sweet, viscid fluid produced by honeybees from the nectar of flowers. The nectar is taken from the flower by the worker bee and is carried in the honey sac back to the hive. It…Trending
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