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cumin

(Encyclopedia) cumin or cummincuminboth: kŭmˈĭn [key], low annual herb (Cuminum cyminum) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), long cultivated in the Old World for the aromatic seedlike fruits…

Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

The following table lists every winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, from 1901 through 2016. For years not listed, no award was made. 1901Emil A. von Behring (Germany), for…

Peter Early LOVE, Congress, GA (1818-1866)

LOVE Peter Early , a Representative from Georgia; born near Dublin, Laurens County, Ga., July 7, 1818; was graduated from Franklin College (now a part of the University of Georgia), Athens, Ga.,…

love bird

(Encyclopedia) love bird: see parrot.

Love Canal

(Encyclopedia) Love Canal, section of Niagara Falls, N.Y., that formerly contained a canal that was used as chemical disposal site. In the 1940s and 50s the empty canal was used by a chemical and…

courtly love

(Encyclopedia) courtly love, philosophy of love and code of lovemaking that flourished in France and England during the Middle Ages. Although its origins are obscure, it probably derived from the…

yarrow

(Encyclopedia) yarrow, a plant of the genus Achillea, perennial herbs of the family Asteraceae (aster family), native to north temperate regions. Several species are cultivated as ornamentals for…

I Love You, I Love You Not

Director: Billy HopkinsWriter: Wendy KesselmanDirector of Photography:Maryse AlbertiEditors:Paul Karasick and Jim ClarkMusic:Mark BergerProduction Designers:Bill Barclay and Gudrun…

Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin

(Encyclopedia) Sainte-Beuve, Charles AugustinSainte-Beuve, Charles Augustinshärl ōgüstăNˈ săNt-böv [key], 1804–69, French literary historian and critic. The first major professional literary critic,…