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stock, in botany

(Encyclopedia) stock, in botany, common name for any species of the genus Matthiola, for Malcomia maritima (Virginia stock), and for the wallflower, all belonging to the family Cruciferae (or…

Samuel Latham MITCHILL, Congress, NY (1764-1831)

Senate Years of Service: 1804-1809 Party: Democratic Republican MITCHILL Samuel Latham , a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Hempstead, Nassau County, N.Y., August 20, 1764;…

Biology Science Projects

Science projects for all grades. More Science Projects Botany Science ProjectsChemistry Science ProjectsEarth Science ProjectsPhysical Science ProjectsRelated Links Biology:…

Homework Center: Science Projects

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Science Projects How do I do a science project? Where can I get a good idea for my science project? Start with these feature…

Brewer's: Botch

A patch. Botch and patch are the same word; the older form was bodge, whence boggle. (Italian pezzo, pronounced patzo.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

rocket, in botany

(Encyclopedia) rocket, in botany, popular name for several plants of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family). The dame's, or damask, violet, damewort, or sweet rocket is Hesperis…

mint, in botany

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Spearmint Mentha spicata mint, in botany, common name for members of the Labiatae, a large family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs. Several species are shrubby or climbing…

moss, in botany

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Life cycle of a moss: A germinating spore forms a transitory branching structure on the soil surface, which develops into the conspicuous gametophyte, the familiar moss plant.…