Guava tree
GUAVA TREE s. Bot. genus of myrtaceae, which includes several species of trees growing in America and in the East Indies. psidium guaiava, of which several species are cultivated, is a small tree from...
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GORDONIA s. (After Gordon, the name of a famous Scottish family). Bot. genus of trees and shrubs of cammalliaceae family, which includes several species that grow in hot regions of North America....
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MADISON I. Capital of Wisconsin (USA), 43°43' lat.N. and 91°43' long. 0., 150 kilometers West of Milwaukee; pop.15.000. It is located on an isthmus, between Lakes Monona and Mendola, in the midst of a...
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JEFFERSONIA substantive – Botany. Genus of Berberidaceae, whose typical species is a spring plant, common in the forests of the United States from New York to Wisconsin, and named in honor of Thomas...
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HAMAMELIS (witch-hazel) substantive (gr. ama, at the same time; melon, fruit: fruit that reach maturity at the same time as the flowers). Botany - genus in the family...
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KEY WEST (Span. Cayos huescos) - I One of the Florida Keys, 70 km (43.5 miles) from Cape Sable, population about 7 000. It is 12 km (7.5 miles) long and 2 to 4 km (1.2 to 2.5 miles) wide, and it rises...
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