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(Encyclopedia)Spanish moss, fibrous grayish-green epiphyte (Tillandsia usneoides) that hangs on trees of tropical America and the Southern states, also called Florida, southern, or long moss. It is not a true moss ...Secession, War of
(Encyclopedia)Secession, War of: see Civil War. ...War of Independence
(Encyclopedia)War of Independence: 1 In Spanish history, see Peninsular War, 1808–14. 2 In U.S. history, see American Revolution. ...Spanish Africa
(Encyclopedia)Spanish Africa, historical name for the Spanish possessions in Africa—Ceuta and Melilla (enclaves in Morocco), the Canary Islands, and Western Sahara. Spain also formerly held Ifni (now part of Moro...Spanish bayonet
(Encyclopedia)Spanish bayonet: see yucca.Spanish dagger
(Encyclopedia)Spanish dagger: see yucca.Spanish Morocco
(Encyclopedia)Spanish Morocco: see Morocco.Northern War
(Encyclopedia)Northern War, 1700–1721, general European conflict, fought in N and E Europe at the same time that the War of the Spanish Succession was fought in the west and the south. It arose chiefly from the d...Spanish fly
(Encyclopedia)Spanish fly: see blister beetle. ...Spanish Guinea
(Encyclopedia)Spanish Guinea: see Equatorial Guinea. ...Browse by Subject
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