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Bryophyta

(Encyclopedia) BryophytaBryophytabrīˈəfīˌtə, brīˌəfīˈtə [key], division of green land plants that includes the mosses (class Bryopsida), the liverworts (Marchantiopsida), and the hornworts (…

Kunitz, Stanley Jasspon

(Encyclopedia) Kunitz, Stanley JassponKunitz, Stanley Jassponky&oomacr;ˈnĭts [key], 1905–2006, American poet, teacher, and editor, b. Worcester, Mass. He graduated from Harvard (B.A., 1926; M.A…

Shepard, Sam

(Encyclopedia) Shepard, Sam, 1943–2017, one of the major American playwrights and actors of his era, b. Fort Sheridan, Ill., as Samuel Shepard Rogers 3d. A product of the 1960s counterculture and an…

Plant Kingdom

(or Plantae) Virtually all other living creatures depend on plants to survive. Through photosynthesis, plants convert energy from sunlight into food stored as carbohydrates. Because animals cannot…

Kaufman, George S.

(Encyclopedia) Kaufman, George S.Kaufman, George S.kôfˈmən [key], 1889–1961, American dramatist and journalist, b. Pittsburgh as George Kaufman. As a drama critic for various New York newspapers he…

Examples of Systematic Classification (table)

(Encyclopedia) Examples of Systematic Classification Common Name Species Name Genus Family Order Class Phylum (Division) Kingdom Humans Homo sapiens Homo Hominidae Primates Mammalia Chordata…

Red Planet

Director:Antony HoffmanWriters:Chuck Pfarrer and Jonathan LemkinWarner Bros.; 110 minutes; PG-13Release:11/00Cast:Carrie-Anne Moss, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore In a not-so-distant future, all…

Brewer's: Mosstrooper

A robber, a bandit. The marauders who infested the borders of England and Scotland were so called because they encamped on the mosses. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Edwin Moses

Edwin MosesBorn: Aug. 31, 1955Track & Field won 400m hurdles at 1976 and '84 Olympics, bronze medal in '88; also winner of 122 consecutive races from 1977-87.Annemarie Moser-PröllK -…

Marion Motley

Marion MotleyBorn: June 5, 1920Football FB all-time leading AAFC rusher; rushed for over 4,700 yards and 31 TDs for Cleveland Browns (1946-53).Died: June 27, 1999Stirling MossK - MShirley…