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pulse, in botany

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus, a member of the pulse family pulse, in botany, common name for members of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea,…

fruit

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Types of fruit fruit, matured ovary of the pistil of a flower, containing the seed. After the egg nucleus, or ovum, has been fertilized (see fertilization) and the embryo…

Chordata

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Common features in representative groups of the phylum Chordata ChordataChordatakôrdāˈtə, –däˈ– [key], phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the…

reptile

(Encyclopedia) reptile, name for the dry-skinned, usually scaly, cold-blooded vertebrates (see Chordata) of the order Reptilia. Reptiles are found in a variety of habitats throughout the warm and…

infertility

(Encyclopedia) infertility, inability to conceive or carry a child to delivery. The term is usually limited to situations where the couple has had intercourse regularly for one year without using…

Walt Whitman: By Blue Ontario's Shore

By Blue Ontario's ShorePart 1By blue Ontario's shore, As I mused of these warlike days and of peace return'd, and the dead that return no more, A Phantom gigantic superb, with stern…

Current Events This Week: May 2023

Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News It's a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of May 2023…