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  • 31Hessian fly — Cecidomyia Cec i*do*my i*a (s[e^]s [i^]*d[ o]*m[imac] [i^]*[.a]), prop. n. [Nl., fr. Gr. khki s, khki^dos, a gall nut + myi^a a fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the {Hessian fly}. See …

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  • 32Gevil — (often transliterated gewil ) is animal hide that has been prepared as a writing material in Jewish scribal documents, in particular a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll). Gevil is an ancient Hebrew word. Definition of gevil According to Jewish Law, a… …

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  • 33Angelo Mai —     Angelo Mai     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Angelo Mai     Roman cardinal and celebrated philologist, b. at Schilpario, in the Diocese of Bergamo, 7 March 1782; d. at Albano, 9 September 1854. At an early age he entered the Society of Jesus (he… …

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  • 34ellagic acid — [ɛ ladʒɪk] noun Chemistry a compound extracted from oak galls and some fruits and nuts, able to retard the growth of cancer cells to some extent. Origin C19: from Fr. ellagique (an anagram of galle gall nut + ique), thus avoiding the form… …

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  • 35nutgall — /nut gawl /, n. a nutlike gall or excrescence, esp. one formed on an oak. [1585 95; NUT + GALL3] * * * …

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  • 36nutgall — nut•gall [[t]ˈnʌtˌgɔl[/t]] n. ppa a small nutlike gall, esp. one on an oak …

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  • 37Andricus lignicola — Cola nut gall Mature galls on pedunculate oak Scientific classification Kingdom: A …

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  • 38Andricus kollari — Oak marble galls showing two stunted and two normal sized examples Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 39Plants in the Bible — • Discusses all of the types of plants mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plants in the Bible     Plants in the Bible      …

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  • 40Oak — Quercus redirects here. For other uses, see Quercus (disambiguation). This article is about oaks (Quercus). For other uses of Oak , see Oak (disambiguation). Oak Foliage and acorns of Quercus robur …

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