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Abaca
Language; Encyclopedias
Manila hemp, or the plant, native to the Philippines, which yield it in quantities.
Aconite
Language; Encyclopedias
Monk's-hood, a poisonous plant of the ranunculus order with a tapering root.
Annapolis
Language; Encyclopedias
Seaport of Nova Scotia, on the Bay of Fundy; also the capital of Maryland, U.S., 28 m. E. of Washington.
Jenkins's Ear
Language; Encyclopedias
Refers to an incident which provoked a war with Spain in 1739, viz., the conduct of the officer of a Spanish guardship not far from Havana towards the captain of an English trading ship of the name ...
Alcohol
Language; Encyclopedias
Pure or highly rectified spirit obtained from fermented saccharine solutions by distillation, and the intoxicating principle of all spirituous liquors.
Algae
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Sea-weeds and plants of the same order under fresh water as well as salt; they are flowerless, stemless, and cellular throughout.
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