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stilt

(Encyclopedia) stilt, common name for some members of the family Recurvirostridae, shore birds including the avocet. Stilts, as their name implies, have the longest legs of any bird except the…

broom

(Encyclopedia) broom, common name for plants of two closely related and similar Old World genera, Cytisus and Genista, of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). They are mostly twiggy leguminous…

winter cress

(Encyclopedia) winter cress or upland cress, species of Barbarea, herbs of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family). The pungent leaves of several species have been used for salads or…

cataract

(Encyclopedia) cataract, in medicine, opacity of the lens of the eye, which impairs vision. In the young, cataracts are generally congenital or hereditary; later they are usually the result of…

balsam, garden

(Encyclopedia) balsam, garden, common name for the species Impatiens balsamina, a member of the jewelweed family.

loblolly pine

(Encyclopedia) loblolly pine, common name for the pine species Pinus taeda, found in the SE United States.

running pine

(Encyclopedia) running pine, common name for the plant species Lycopodium clavatum, also called ground pine. See Lycopodiophyta.

robin

(Encyclopedia) robin or robin redbreast, common name for a migratory bird of the family Turdidae (thrush family).

sea gooseberry

(Encyclopedia) sea gooseberry, common name for some members of the phylum Ctenophora, whose members are also called comb jellies.

sea walnut

(Encyclopedia) sea walnut, common name for some members of the phylum Ctenophora, whose members are also called comb jellies.