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(Encyclopedia) plywood, manufactured board composed of an odd number of thin sheets of wood glued together under pressure with grains of the successive layers at right angles. Laminated wood differs…borer
(Encyclopedia) borer, name applied to various animals that are injurious because of their ability to penetrate plant or animal tissues. Among insects, some borers are beetles, e.g., the flatheaded…taiga
(Encyclopedia) taigataigatīˈgə [key], northern coniferous-forest belt of Eurasia, bordered on the north by the treeless tundra and on the south by the steppe. This vast belt, comprising about one…Stephen Crane: "I have heard the sunset song of the birches,
"I have heard the sunset song of the birches, "A white melody in the silence, "I have seen a quarrel of the pines. "At nightfall "The little grasses have rushed by me "With the wind men. "…Montagnais and Naskapi
(Encyclopedia) MontagnaisMontagnaismŏntənyāˈ [key] and NaskapiNaskapinăsˈkəpē [key], aboriginal peoples originally from Labrador, Canada. Because they both spoke almost identical Algonquian languages…wintergreen
(Encyclopedia) wintergreen or checkerberry, low evergreen plant (Gaultheria procumbens) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to sandy and acid woods (usually of evergreens) of E North…Boyle, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Boyle, Robert, 1627–91, Anglo-Irish physicist and chemist. The seventh son of the 1st earl of Cork, he was educated at Eton and on the Continent and conducted most of his researches at…salicylate
(Encyclopedia) salicylatesalicylatesəlĭsˈəlātˌ [key], any of a group of analgesics, or painkilling drugs, that are derivatives of salicylic acid. The best known is acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin.…Aalto, Alvar
(Encyclopedia) Aalto, AlvarAalto, Alvarŏlˈvär älˈtō [key], 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer. Aalto is considered one of the foremost architects of the 20th cent. Most of his…Etna
(Encyclopedia) Etna or AetnaEtnaboth: ĕtˈnə [key], volcano, 10,958 ft (3,340 m) high, on the east coast of Sicily, S Italy. One of the most active volcanoes in the world, it also is the highest…Trending
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