JEFFERSONIA: Substantive - Botany. Genus of Berberidaceae, whose typical species is a spring plant, common in the forests of the United States from New York to Wisconsin, and named in honor of Thomas Jefferson. It is popularly …Read more »
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MADISON: I. Capital of Wisconsin (USA), lat. N. 43°43′ and long. W. 91°43′, 150 kilometers (93 miles) West of Milwaukee; pop. 15 000. It is located on an isthmus, between Lakes Monona and Mendola, in the midst of a fertile …Read more »
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GORDONIA s. (After Gordon, the name of a famous Scottish family). Bot. genus of trees and shrubs of cammalliaceae family, which includes …Read more »
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GUAVA TREE s. Bot. genus of myrtaceae, which includes several species of trees growing in America and in the East Indies. psidium guaiava, of which several species are cultivated, is a small tree from 9.84 to 16.4 feet (3 to 5 m) high., seldom can it grow up to 23 feet (7 m). Its fruit, of a bright yellow colour, have a strong fragrance and contain a yellowish or reddish pulp which has an acidulous flavour. The guava tree, which grows in abundance in …Read more »
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