British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 12Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... drupe dry , spongy , within the inflated calyx ; nut three - celled . There is only one species , viz . T. grandis , teak wood , or Indian oak ; the trunk of this tree grows to an immense size ; bark ash- coloured : branches cross ...
... drupe dry , spongy , within the inflated calyx ; nut three - celled . There is only one species , viz . T. grandis , teak wood , or Indian oak ; the trunk of this tree grows to an immense size ; bark ash- coloured : branches cross ...
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... drupe inferior , boat - shaped . There are six species , natives of the East and West Indies . TERNSTROEMIA , in botany so nam- ed in memory of Ternstroem , known by his travels into China , a genus of the Po- lyandria Monogynia class ...
... drupe inferior , boat - shaped . There are six species , natives of the East and West Indies . TERNSTROEMIA , in botany so nam- ed in memory of Ternstroem , known by his travels into China , a genus of the Po- lyandria Monogynia class ...
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... drupe inferior , inclosing a nut from three to eight - celled . There are eight species , chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope . TETRAGYNIA , in botany , the name of an order in certain classes of the Linnæan system , consisting of ...
... drupe inferior , inclosing a nut from three to eight - celled . There are eight species , chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope . TETRAGYNIA , in botany , the name of an order in certain classes of the Linnæan system , consisting of ...
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... drupe with a one - celled nut . There are two species , viz . T. geniculata , and T. cannaformis ; the former is a native of South America , the latter of Mallicollo , one of the New Hebrides , in Australasia ; it was also found in the ...
... drupe with a one - celled nut . There are two species , viz . T. geniculata , and T. cannaformis ; the former is a native of South America , the latter of Mallicollo , one of the New Hebrides , in Australasia ; it was also found in the ...
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... drupe . There is but one species , viz . T. specta- bilis , a native of Madagascar , where it was found by Commerson , THONSCHIEFER , in mineralogy , slate , is divided into three sub - species : 1. The common argillaceous schistus ...
... drupe . There is but one species , viz . T. specta- bilis , a native of Madagascar , where it was found by Commerson , THONSCHIEFER , in mineralogy , slate , is divided into three sub - species : 1. The common argillaceous schistus ...
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