The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... genus of plants of the Trigynia order and Polyandria class , and pertaining to the natural order of Mul- tisiliquĉ . In the last edition of Linnĉus , by Gmelin , this genus comprehends fourteen species ; most of the species of aconite ...
... genus of plants of the Trigynia order and Polyandria class , and pertaining to the natural order of Mul- tisiliquĉ . In the last edition of Linnĉus , by Gmelin , this genus comprehends fourteen species ; most of the species of aconite ...
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... genus of the Cryptogamia Fungi class and order ; fungus quite simple , nearly erect , emitting the seeds exteriorly from the top . There are four species . ACROSTICUM , rusty - back , wall - rue , or forked - fern , in botany , a genus ...
... genus of the Cryptogamia Fungi class and order ; fungus quite simple , nearly erect , emitting the seeds exteriorly from the top . There are four species . ACROSTICUM , rusty - back , wall - rue , or forked - fern , in botany , a genus ...
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... genus of the Polyandria Monogynia class and order , of which there is but a single species , which grows on the coast of Malabar , in sandy and stony places ; rises to about seven feet , and sends forth branches which are terminated by ...
... genus of the Polyandria Monogynia class and order , of which there is but a single species , which grows on the coast of Malabar , in sandy and stony places ; rises to about seven feet , and sends forth branches which are terminated by ...
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... genus of plants found among the trees at Malabar , which bear a near relation to the rhamnus . There are two species , viz . A. alba , with white flowers , which grows to the height of seven or eight feet , and bears fruit twice a year ...
... genus of plants found among the trees at Malabar , which bear a near relation to the rhamnus . There are two species , viz . A. alba , with white flowers , which grows to the height of seven or eight feet , and bears fruit twice a year ...
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... genus of the Oc- tandria Tetragynia class of plants , the corolla of which is plain , and consists of a single petal , divided into four oval acute segments , longer than the cup ; the fruit is a globose berry , situated between the ...
... genus of the Oc- tandria Tetragynia class of plants , the corolla of which is plain , and consists of a single petal , divided into four oval acute segments , longer than the cup ; the fruit is a globose berry , situated between the ...
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