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Matting — Mat ting, n. [From {Mat}, v. t. & i.] 1. The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted. [1913 Webster] 2. Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phlox — For other uses, see Phlox (disambiguation). Phlox Phlox paniculata (garden phlox) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Arctostaphylos imbricata — Taxobox name = Arctostaphylos imbricata regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Arctostaphylos species = A. imbricata binomial = Arctostaphylos imbricata binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
animal — animalic /an euh mal ik/, animalian /an euh may lee euhn, mayl yeuhn/, adj. /an euh meuhl/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well defined shape and usually limited growth, can move… … Universalium
floor exercise — Gymnastics. a competition in which each entrant performs a routine of acrobatic tumbling feats and balletic movements without any apparatus on a specifically designated floor space, usually 12 m (39 ft.) square and having a matlike covering.… … Universalium
levee — levee1 /lev ee/, n., v., leveed, leveeing. n. 1. an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river. 2. Geol. See natural levee. 3. Agric. one of the small continuous ridges surrounding fields that are to be irrigated. 4. Hist. a landing… … Universalium
plaque — /plak/, n. 1. a thin, flat plate or tablet of metal, porcelain, etc., intended for ornament, as on a wall, or set in a piece of furniture. 2. an inscribed commemorative tablet, usually of metal placed on a building, monument, or the like. 3. a… … Universalium
rhododendron — /roh deuh den dreuhn/, n. any evergreen or deciduous shrub or tree belonging to the genus Rhododendron, of the heath family, having rounded clusters of showy, pink, purple, or white flowers and oval or oblong leaves. [1595 1605; < L < Gk… … Universalium
stromatolite — stromatolitic /stroh mat l it ik/, adj. /stroh mat l uyt /, n. Geol. a laminated calcareous fossil structure built by marine algae and having a rounded or columnar form. [ < G Stromatolith (1908) < NL stromat , s. of stroma STROMA + o O + G lith… … Universalium
Epilobium — ▪ plant genus genus of about 200 plants, in the evening primrose family (Onagraceae), native to most temperate regions. It includes fireweed (q.v.; species E. angustifolium), which rapidly covers newly burned areas. The young parts of some… … Universalium
