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51barrel cactus — any of several large, cylindrical, ribbed, spiny cacti of the genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * ▪ plant name for a group of more or less barrel shaped cacti, family Cactaceae, native to North and South America. It is… …
52tree fern — any of various ferns, mostly tropical and chiefly of the family Cyatheaceae, that attain the size of trees, sending up a straight trunklike stem with foliage at the summit. [1840 50] * * * Any of various ferns (especially those of the families… …
53Dicksoniaceae — ▪ plant family the tree fern family, containing about 3 genera and some 30 species, in the division Pteridophyta (the lower vascular plants (plant)). The family has a long and diverse fossil record extending back to the Triassic Period (250 …
54mosquito fern — ▪ fern genus any of six species in the fern family Salviniaceae of the division Pteridophyta (the lower vascular plants (plant)). This family contains only one other genus, Salvinia (10–12 species). Members of Azolla are distributed nearly… …
55nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
56Pandanales — ▪ plant order Introduction diverse order of the monocotyledon (monocot) group, whose 1,345 species range from large arborescent plants of rainforests and coastal areas in the tropics to twining herbs (spice and herb) and lianas (liana), as… …
57carapace — ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Entire animal, right appendages omitted, dorsal view, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Carapace, spines, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] Head Shield cuticular structure arising from posterior margin of cephalon,… …
58Pistacia chinensis — Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis with autumn colour Conservation status Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3) …
59Candy cap — Candy caps Lactarius camphoratus Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi …
60Dehaasia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Magnoliids …
