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Indian pipe
(Encyclopedia)Indian pipe, common name for the genus Monotropa and for the family Monotropaceae, low flowering plants of north temperate zones. They are chlorophylless saprophytes with a funguslike appearance. Each...Indian paintbrush
(Encyclopedia)Indian paintbrush: see figwort.Indian shot
(Encyclopedia)Indian shot: see canna.Indian turnip
(Encyclopedia)Indian turnip: see arum.Indian nut
(Encyclopedia)Indian nut: see pine nut.Indian rice
(Encyclopedia)Indian rice: see wild rice.Indian music
(Encyclopedia)Indian music, of India: see Hindu music. ...Indian tobacco
(Encyclopedia)Indian tobacco, name for several plants, among them lobelia. ...Indian literature
(Encyclopedia)Indian literature. Oral literature in the vernacular languages of India is of great antiquity, but it was not until about the 16th cent. that an extensive written literature appeared. Chief factors in...Croghan, George, d. 1782, American Indian agent
(Encyclopedia)Croghan, George krōˈgən [key], d. 1782, American Indian agent, b. Ireland. He migrated to North America in 1741 and became (1756) deputy superintendent of Indian affairs under Sir William Johnson. ...Browse by Subject
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