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sago

(Encyclopedia) sagosagosāˈgō [key] [Malay], edible starch extracted from the pithlike center of several E Asian palms (chiefly Metroxylon sagu) or sometimes of cycads. The starch is an important item…

Wild Wild West

Director: Barry SonnenfeldWriter: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, and Peter S. SeamanWarner Bros; PG; 107 minutesRelease: 7/99Cast: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma…

Border, the

(Encyclopedia) Border, the, region surrounding the boundary between England and Scotland. From the coast near Berwick along the Tweed River through the Cheviot Hills and on to Solway Firth, the…

Wilde

Director:Brian GilbertWriter:Julian MitchellDirector of Photography:Martin FuhrerEditor:Michael BradsellMusic:Debbie WisemanProduction Designer:Maria DjurkovicProducers:Marc Samuelson and…

tagua

(Encyclopedia) taguataguatäˈgwä [key], fruit of the ivory, or ivory-nut, palms (Phytelephas species), which flourish in tropical America from Paraguay to Panama. The female palms bear large woody,…

rattan

(Encyclopedia) rattanrattanrătănˈ [key], name for a number of plants of the genera Calamus, Daemonorops, and Korthalsia climbing palms of tropical Asia, belonging to the family Palmae (palm family).…

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, N Alaska. Located N of the Arctic Circle, the park (7,523,898 acres/3,046,113 hectares) and adjacent preserve (948,629 acres/384,060…

Brewer's: Palm

An itching palm. A hand ready to receive bribes. The old superstition is that if your palm itches you are going to receive money. Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself Are much condemned…

McAllen

(Encyclopedia) McAllen, city (1990 pop. 84,021), Hidalgo co., extreme S Tex., on the Rio Grande; inc. 1911. It is a port of entry and a packing and processing center for the citrus fruit, truck crops…

Wilde, Cornel

film actor, producerBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1915Died: 1989