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111climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
112Cook Islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific belonging to New Zealand. 21,317; 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km). * * * Cook Islands Introduction Cook Islands Background: Named after Captain Cook, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate… …
113Kentucky coffee tree — a tall North American tree, Gymnocladus dioica, of the legume family, the seeds of which (Kentucky coffee beans) were formerly used as a substitute for coffee beans. [1775 85] * * * ▪ plant (species Gymnocladus dioica), plant of the pea family… …
114lenticel — lenticellate /len teuh sel it/, adj. /len teuh sel /, n. Bot. a body of cells formed on the periderm of a stem, appearing on the surface of the plant as a lens shaped spot, and serving as a pore. [1850 55; < NL lenticella, dim. of L lenticula… …
115lenticular cloud — a very smooth, round or oval, lens shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near a mountain ridge. * * * …
116nummulite — nummulitic /num yeuh lit ik/, adj. /num yeuh luyt /, n. a fossil foraminifer of the genus Camerina (Nummulites), having a calcareous, usually disklike shell. [1805 15; NUMMUL(AR) + ITE1] * * * ▪ paleontology any of the thousands of extinct… …
117slate — slate1 /slayt/, n., v., slated, slating. n. 1. a fine grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification. 2. a thin piece or plate …
118Oligocene Epoch — Major division of the Tertiary Period, from с 33. 7 to 23.8 million years ago. It follows the Eocene Epoch and precedes the Miocene Epoch. The term (from the Greek for few recent forms ) refers to the small number of modern animals that… …
119Beaufort Series — ▪ geology sedimentary rock layers that were deposited during the transition from the Permian Period to the Triassic Period. The boundary between the Lower and Upper Beaufort Series is recognized as the boundary between the Permian and… …
120luminous moss — ▪ plant species also called Elfin gold (Schistostega pennata; formerly S. osmundacea), light reflecting plant of the subclass Bryidae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. It forms green mats in caves, holes in wood or earth, or cavities… …
