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sudden oak death
(Encyclopedia) sudden oak death: see diseases of plants; water mold.Anti-Lebanon
(Encyclopedia) Anti-Lebanon, ancient Anti-Libanus, Arabic Jabal al Sharqi, mountain range between Syria and Lebanon, rising to Mt. Hermon, 9,232 ft (2,814 m) high. Once noted for its forests of oak,…Brewer's: King's Oak
(The). The oak under which Henry VIII. sat, in Epping Forest, while Anne (Boleyn) was being executed. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King's PictureKing's…Brewer's: Charles and the Oak
When Charles II. fled from the Parliamentary army, he took refuge in Boscobel House; but when he deemed it no longer safe to remain there, he concealed himself in an oak. Dr. Stukeley says…Brewer's: Oak and Ash
The tradition is, if the oak gets into leaf before the ash we may expect a fine and productive year; if the ash precedes the oak in foliage, we may anticipate a cold summer and…Brewer's: Oak-tree
(See Philemon.) The oak-tree was consecrated to the god of thunder because oaks are said to be more likely to be struck by lightning than other trees. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Winter Park
(Encyclopedia) Winter Park, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 22,242), Orange co., central Fla., just N of Orlando in a citrus area; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1887. It is the seat of Rollins…Tabor
(Encyclopedia) Tabor, in the Bible. 1 Mt. Tabor. 2 Levitical city. 3 Oak (AV mistranslates “plain”), near Bethel, on Saul's way home after his anointing.Mississippi, University of
(Encyclopedia) Mississippi, University of, main campus at Oxford; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1844, opened 1848. The university medical center, which includes the schools of medicine,…beech
(Encyclopedia) CE5 American beech Fagus grandifolia beech, common name for the Fagaceae, a family of trees and shrubs mainly of temperate and subtropical regions in the Northern Hemisphere. The…Trending
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