(Encyclopedia) Wollemi pineWollemi pinewŏlˈəmīˌ [key], primitive tree, Wollemia nobilis, of the conifer family Araucariaceae, named after Wollemi National Park in New South Wales, Australia, where it…
HALSELL, John Edward, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., September 11, 1826; attended the common schools at Rich Pond, Ky., and Cumberland University…
TOTAL PARASITEGREEN PARASITEFLOWERING PARASITEFIND OUT MOREMost plants make all the food they need by photosynthesis, but some species are parasites. They steal food from other plants, known as…
(Encyclopedia) algaealgaeălˈjē [key] [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive…
UNDERWOOD, Warner Lewis, (brother of Joseph Rogers Underwood), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Goochland County, Va., on August 7, 1808; completed preparatory studies; moved to…
writerDied: February 19, 2008Best Known as: author of "The French Connection" and "The Green Berets" Deathplace: southwestern Kentucky Robin Moore was…
NATCHER, William Huston, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., September 11, 1909; attended the public schools and received high school education at Ogden…
What's the Symbolism of the Irish Flag? History and symbolism of the Irish tricolour by Borgna Brunner Rarely has a flag possessed such lasting relevance as that of the "Tricolour," the…
What's the Symbolism of the Irish Flag? History and symbolism of the Irish tricolour by Borgna Brunner Rarely has a flag possessed such lasting relevance as that of the "Tricolour," the…
(Encyclopedia) BryophytaBryophytabrīˈəfīˌtə, brīˌəfīˈtə [key], division of green land plants that includes the mosses (class Bryopsida), the liverworts (Marchantiopsida), and the hornworts (…
