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Gallic Wars
(Encyclopedia)Gallic Wars gălˈĭk [key], campaigns in Gaul led by Julius Caesar in his two terms as proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul, Transalpine Gaul, and Illyricum (58 b.c.–51 b.c.). Caesar's first campaign was to...Indian Head
(Encyclopedia)Indian Head, town, SE Sask., Canada, E of Regina. In a wheat-growing region, it has flour mills and grain elevators. A dominion experimental and forestr...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...Pennamite Wars
(Encyclopedia)Pennamite Wars: see Wyoming Valley. ...Star Wars
(Encyclopedia)Star Wars: see Strategic Defense Initiative. ...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.Browse by Subject
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