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environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
sorghum — /sawr geuhm/, n. 1. a cereal grass, Sorghum bicolor (or S. vulgare), having broad, cornlike leaves and a tall, pithy stem bearing the grain in a dense terminal cluster. 2. the syrup made from sorgo. [1590 1600; < NL < It sorgo (see SORGO)] * * *… … Universalium
teosinte — [tē΄ō sin′tē] n. [AmSp < Nahuatl teo∶sinλi, teo∶senλi, lit., divine maize < teo∶λ, god + sinλi, senλi, maize] a tall, cornlike fodder grass (Zea mexicana) native to Mexico and Central America, having a tassel and small, hard ears: presumed… … English World dictionary
