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- Root (9635 bytes)
2: ...S1web.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Primary and secondary roots in a cotton plant]]
3: ...tween stems and roots. The two major functions of roots are 1) absorption of water and inorganic nutrien...
5: == Root structure ==
6: [[Image:Roots.JPG|thumb|Roots of a [[Hydroponics|hydroponically]] grown plant]...
7: ...that move in response to gravity and thus control root orientation.
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- Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Asparagales]]}}
14: ...than all vertebrates combined, excluding bony fishes. Orchids, through their floral complexity and the...
16: ...bterranean tuberoids in some [[terrestrial]] species. The word 'orchis' was first used by [[Theophrast...
18: ... in their natural habitat, are considered by [[CITES]] as threatened or endangered. They are therefore...
20: == General description == - Honeysuckle (2143 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Dipsacales]]}}
13: ...Japanese honeysuckle]], White honeysuckle, or Chinese honeysuckle) and ''Lonicera sempervirens'' (Cora...
15: ...en by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Mottled Beauty]].
17: ...te]], or through grubbing if high labor and soil destruction are not of concern.
19: ...eb.jpg|left|250px|Fly Honeysuckle (flower and leaves)]] - Wisteria (4864 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Fabales]]}}
13: ...vision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Species}}
18: ...or [[Counter-clockwise|counter-clockwise]] ([[Chinese Wisteria|''Wisteria sinensis'']]) round any avai...
20: ... of some species are fragrant, most notably [[Chinese Wisteria|''Wisteria sinensis'']]. The [[seed]]s ...
22: ...nsylvania]]. As a consequence, the name is sometimes given as "''Wistaria''", but the spelling ''Wiste... - Begonia (2934 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Cucurbitales]]}}
11: ...ivision | color = lightgreen| plural_taxon = Species}}
12: About 900 species; see text
15: ... containing numerous minute seeds. The [[leaf|leaves]], which are often large and variegated, are uneq...
21: ... The tuberous rooted sorts require to be kept at rest in winter, in a medium temperature, almost but n... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Asparagales]]}}
11: ...vision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Species}}
16: ...pplied either to the genus, or to any of the species within it. It is also applied to various subdivi...
19: ==Description==
20: There are many species of ''Iris'', widely distributed throughout the no... - Apple (20408 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rosales]]}}
16: ...e fruits. Table apples are of the species ''M. domestica'' or hybrids of it.
18: ...Two-red-apples.jpg|center|thumb|550px|Two red apples]]
23: ...arch with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is continuing.
25: ...le for growing in climates unsuitable for ''M. domestica'', mainly for increased cold tolerance. - Rose (15436 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rosales]]}}
12: ...ivision | color = lightgreen| plural_taxon = Species}}
14: <small>References:<br />
20: == Description ==
21: ...orny [[shrub]]s or [[liana|climbers]], and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2-5 m tall, rarely reac... - Artery (6875 bytes)
1: ...y ( by contrast, [[vein]]s are the return path tubes).
3: ...ls and elastic tissue. The outermost layer (furthest from the flow of blood) is known as the ''[[tuni...
5: ...nd blood volume variation within the artery produces the pulse which is palpable in any artery, reflec...
7: ...e]]. Similarly, the [[pulmonary]] arterial pressures, e.g 25/6 mmHg, are generated by the contractions...
9: ...1.8 lbf/in², above surrounding atmospheric pressure (about 760 mmHg or 14.7 lbf/in² at sea l... - Hair (11457 bytes)
2: ...ugh in some species hair is absent at certain stages of life. "Hairs" are also found on plants, the te...
4: ...ndividual; in some mammals, the pigmentation changes with the seasons, becoming white during the snowy...
6: ... [[1918]] exposed men to [[lice]] and [[flea]] infestation which caused the order to be given for the ...
8: The hair of non-human animal species is commonly referred to as ''[[fur]]''.
11: ... people [[shave]], style or adorn their hair for aesthetic reasons. - Tooth (14790 bytes)
1: ...background-color:lightyellow; width:40%; "> '''Types of teeth'''
4: ...r]]s are similar to molars but smaller and sometimes called "bicuspids"
5: ...ne]]s are used for tearing apart foods and sometimes called "cuspids"
9: ...ooth enamel|enamel]], that helps to prevent cavities on the teeth.
11: ..." (meaning towards the cheek). Other terms are ''mesial'' (toward the midline), ''distal'' (away from ... - Vegetable (2464 bytes)
1: [[Image:Group-vegetables-carrots-tomato-leeks.jpg|thumb|700px]]
7: ...lse (legume)|pulses]] like [[green bean]]s, and fleshy, immature seeds such as those of [[pea]]s or [[...
9: In general, vegetables are thought of as being [[savoury]], and not [[sw...
11: Commercial production of vegetables is a branch of [[horticulture]] called ''olericul...
15: ...d from vegetare (enliven) in reference to the process of a plant growing. It wasn't until the 15th ce... - Flowering plant (29088 bytes)
7: ...ightgreen | plural_taxon = [[Class (biology)|Classes]]}}
16: ...mnosperm]]s. From that time onwards, so long as these Gymnosperms were, as was usual, reckoned as dico...
18: ... Gymnosperms, and as including therefore the classes of Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. This is the s...
22: ...t or climbing in habit, shrubs and trees, and representing a much greater variety than is to be found ...
24: ... plants recognizable as belonging to modern families (including [[beech]], [[oak]], [[maple]], and [[m... - Ivory (4783 bytes)
5: ...e any mammalian teeth or tusks of commercial interest which is large enough to be carved or [[scrimsha...
9: ...dvantage. The teeth of most mammals consists of a root and the tusk proper.
11: Teeth and tusks have the same physical structures: [[pulp]] [[cavity]], [[dentine]], [[cementum]] a...
13: ...ee dimensional configuration of the dentinal tubules is under genetic control and is therefore a chara...
15: ...icially carved, thus retaining their original shapes as morphologically recognizable objects. - Dye (6033 bytes)
1: ...and may require a [[mordant]] to improve the fastness of the dye on the fibre. In contrast, a [[pigme...
3: ...[root]]s, [[berry|berries]], [[bark]], [[leaf|leaves]] and [[wood]], but only a few have ever been use...
7: == Organic dyes ==
9: ... according to how they are used in the dyeing process.
11: ...id dyes are not substantive to [[cellulosic]] fibres. - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...o classify, codify and communicate their experiences [[symbol|symbolically]]. [[Image:Karen_tribe2063c...
6: ...ng to this thinking, one can classify some countries as more civilized than others, and some people as...
8: ...he indigenous music traditions of aboriginal peoples of [[Australia]].
10: ... criticized) elements of [[high culture]] for repressing "[[human nature]]".
12: ... capitalist]] systems of [[western culture | the West]]. - Legume (2428 bytes)
1: ...age:Soybeanvarieties.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Varieties of soybean seeds, a popular legume]]
4: ...tuation encountered with many botanical common names of useful plants whereby an applied name can refe...
6: * the common name for plant species in the Family [[Fabaceae]] (or Leguminosae);
8: ...'''''indehiscent''''' legume, that is, one that does not spontaneously split open along a seam.
10: ...or farmers that grow legumes, and means that legumes can be used in a [[crop rotation]] to replenish s... - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
1: [[Image:JapaneseShakuhachiSection.jpg|thumb|125px|A [[shakuhachi]],...
3: ...ead of being held transversely like the familiar Western [[transverse flute]]. It was used by the monk...
8: ...rom its size. It is a simple compound of two japanese words:
14: ...hakuhachi, the lower its tuning.) Although the sizes differ, they are all still referred to genericall...
16: ...e tuned to a [[pentatonic scale]] with no half-tones, but the player can bend each pitch as much as a ... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''Ulysses S. Grant'''</font></caption>
4: ...=2>[[Image:Ulysses Grant 1870-1880.jpg|200px|Ulysses S. Grant]]
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>18th President</td></tr>
8: ...td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]</td></tr>
13: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Julia Grant]]</td></tr... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ... used to arrive at the age of the Earth and outlines their history.
3: == Prescientific notions ==
4: ... earth creationism]] (see [http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v24/i1/belief.asp Old-earth or you...
9: ...t the Earth had been created separately from the rest of the universe, several hundred thousands of ye...
11: ...hen measured its rate of cooling. This led him to estimate that the Earth was about 75,000 years old. - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ... rich history during which its culture has proven especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [...
19: | '''Largest city''' || [[Athens]]
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]]
25: ...sp;- Total<br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 94th]]<br/>[[1 E11 m2|131,940 km&s...
27: ...[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 70th]]<br/>10,665,989<br/>82...
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