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  • 71Polyporus igniarius — Agaric Ag a*ric (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.] 1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus {Agaricus}, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example. [1913 Webster] 2. An old name for several… …

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  • 72Polyporus officinalis — Agaric Ag a*ric (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.] 1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus {Agaricus}, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example. [1913 Webster] 2. An old name for several… …

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  • 73Punk — Punk, n. [Cf. {Spunk}.] 1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood. [1913 Webster] 2. A fungus ({Polyporus fomentarius}, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric. [1913 Webster] 3. An artificial tinder. See… …

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  • 74rock milk — Agaric Ag a*ric (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.] 1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus {Agaricus}, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example. [1913 Webster] 2. An old name for several… …

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  • 75sponk — Spunk Spunk (sp[u^][ng]k), n. [Gael. spong, or Ir. sponc, tinder, sponge; cf. AS. sponge a sponge (L. spongia), sp[=o]n a chip. Cf. {Sponge}, {Punk}.] [Written also {sponk}.] 1. Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of tinder made …

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  • 76Spunk — (sp[u^][ng]k), n. [Gael. spong, or Ir. sponc, tinder, sponge; cf. AS. sponge a sponge (L. spongia), sp[=o]n a chip. Cf. {Sponge}, {Punk}.] [Written also {sponk}.] 1. Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of tinder made from a… …

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  • 77George Vancouver — Infobox Military Person name=George Vancouver lived=June 22, 1757 ndash; May 12, 1798 caption= placeofbirth = placeofdeath = nickname= residence = nationality = British allegiance=United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland serviceyears=… …

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  • 78Hudson's Bay Company — Hbc redirects here. For other uses, see HBC (disambiguation). Hudson s Bay Company Compagnie de la Baie d Hudson Type Subsidiary Founded May 2, 1670 …

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  • 79Cree — For other uses, see Cree (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the Creek people. Cree nēhilaw nēhiyaw camp near Vermilion, Alberta, in 1871 Total population over 200,000 …

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  • 80List of communities in Saskatchewan — Communities of the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada are incorporated towns, cities, villages, and resort villages and unincorporated organized hamlets.[1] Regional rural forms of administration are rural municipalities.[clarification needed]… …

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