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Michaux, André
(Encyclopedia) Michaux, AndréMichaux, AndréäNdrāˈ mēshōˈ [key], 1746–1802, French botanist. He collected botanical specimens in Europe and Asia. In 1785 he was sent by the French government to…Lalemant, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia) Lalemant, Gabriel (Saint Gabriel Lalemant)Lalemant, Gabrielgäbrēĕlˈ [key]Lalemant, Gabriel lälmäNˈ [key], 1610–49, French Jesuit missionary in North America, nephew of Charles Lalemant…Saint Croix, rivers, North America
(Encyclopedia) Saint Croix. 1 River, 75 mi (121 km) long, rising in the Chiputneticook Lakes and flowing SE to Passamaquoddy Bay, forming part of the U.S.-Canada border; navigable to Calais, Maine.…magnolia, in botany
(Encyclopedia) magnolia, common name for plants of the genus Magnolia, and for the Magnoliaceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often with showy flowers. They are principally of…Yukon, river, Canada and the United States
(Encyclopedia) YukonYukony&oomacr;ˈkŏn [key], river, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) long, rising in Atlin Lake, NW British Columbia, Canada, and receiving numerous headwater streams; one of the longest…primrose
(Encyclopedia) primrose, common name for the genus Primula of the Primulaceae, a family of low perennial herbs with species found on all continents, most frequently in north temperate regions. Among…Odawa
(Encyclopedia) Odawa: see Ottawa, indigenous people of North America.Jewish Community Centers of North America
(Encyclopedia) Jewish Community Centers of North America: see Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations.Gosford, Archibald Acheson, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Gosford, Archibald Acheson, 2d earl ofGosford, Archibald Acheson, 2d earl ofgŏzˈfərd [key], 1776–1849, governor in chief of British North America (1835–37). He served in the British…Prince of Wales, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Prince of Wales, Cape, at the tip of the Seward Peninsula, NW Alaska, on the Bering Strait; westernmost point of North America. Cape Dezhnev, Siberia, is only 55 mi (89 km) to the west.Trending
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