(Encyclopedia) baby's breath, name for a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae (pink family) and for several other flowers, e.g., white bedstraw of the family Rubiaceae (madder family) and grape…
keyboardistDied: September 15, 2008Best Known as: keyboardist and founding member of Pink Floyd Deathplace: London, England Richard Wright was one of the founding…
(Encyclopedia) stock, in botany, common name for any species of the genus Matthiola, for Malcomia maritima (Virginia stock), and for the wallflower, all belonging to the family Cruciferae (or…
(Encyclopedia) Dannecker, Johann Heinrich vonDannecker, Johann Heinrich vonyōˈhän hīnˈrĭkh fən dänˈĕkər [key], 1758–1841, German sculptor. He studied with Pajou in Paris and with Canova in Rome. His…
(Encyclopedia) Agadir Agadir ägädērˈ, ăgədērˈ [key], city, SW Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. Agadir has metal-processing industries and exports fruit and vegetables. While…
(Encyclopedia) Vinnichenko, VladimirVinnichenko, Vladimirvlədyēˈmĭr vyĕnĭchānˈkō [key], 1880–1951, Ukrainian writer and statesman. Vinnichenko's early tales are naturalistic; his later novels concern…
