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flag, in botany
(Encyclopedia)flag, common name for several plants belonging to the families Iridaceae and Araceae. See iris; arum. ...hoya, in botany
(Encyclopedia)hoya: see milkweed.style, in botany
(Encyclopedia)style: see pistil.bast, in botany
(Encyclopedia)bast: see bark.agave, in botany
(Encyclopedia)agave: see amaryllis.pod, in botany
(Encyclopedia)pod or legume, dehiscent fruit of a member of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). At maturity the pod splits along its two seams and releases the enclosed seeds. ...berry, in botany
(Encyclopedia)berry: see fruit.bitterroot, in botany
(Encyclopedia)bitterroot: see purslane.William II, prince of Orange
(Encyclopedia)William II, 1626–50, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1647–50), son and successor of Frederick Henry. He married (1641) Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I ...William I, prince of Orange
(Encyclopedia)William I, prince of Orange: see William the Silent. ...Browse by Subject
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