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1. as a name misapplied by gardeners. 2. as an invalid name derived from horticultural writings of confused authorship. husk. Protective outer covering of certain seeds, for example, the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn), the leathery covering of the walnut, or the spiky covering of the chestnut.
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
Greek κόκκος (kókkos), berry, seed Streptococcus: col-, colo-, colono-colon: Greek κόλον (kólon) colonoscopy: colp-of or pertaining to the vagina Greek κόλπος (kólpos), bosom, womb; hollow, depth colposcopy: com-with, together Latin cum: communicate contra-against Latin contrā: contraindication: cor-with, together Latin cor ...
Hints About the NYT Connections Categories on Saturday, February 24. 1. Workplaces. 2. Letters in common. 3. Related to a specific food group. 4. Related to a specific sport/activity.
A cargo vessel used for trade between Eastern India and Indochina. Brig. A two-masted, square-rigged vessel. Brigantine. A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the main. Caravel. (Portuguese) A much smaller, two, sometimes three-masted ship. Carrack.
The basic function of the xylem is to transport water from roots to stems and leaves, but it also transports nutrients. [ 1][ 2] The word xylem is derived from the Ancient Greek word ξύλον ( xylon ), meaning "wood"; the best-known xylem tissue is wood, though it is found throughout a plant. [ 3]
78 minutes. Countries. Germany. United States. Language. English. Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge (also known as Seed 2 and Seed 2: The New Breed) is a 2014 American horror film written and directed by Marcel Walz. It is the sequel to 2007's Seed. Blood Valley was produced by Uwe Boll, who wrote and directed the original film.
Jupiter 2 – fictional nuclear-powered spacecraft from the television series Lost in Space (1965–68) [58] Karrajor – a warship from the Cartoon Network series Megas XLR. It serves as a mothership for the squid-like alien race known as the Glorft. R.L.S. Legacy – a space exploration vessel from the Disney animated film Treasure Planet.