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41Beethoven quadrangle — The Beethoven quadrangle is located in the equatorial region of Mercury, in the center of the area imaged by Mariner 10. Most pictures of the quadrangle were obtained at high sun angles as the Mariner 10 spacecraft receded from the planet.… …
42Harpegnathos venator — Taxobox name = Harpegnathos venator image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera familia = Formicidae subfamilia = Ponerinae genus = Harpegnathos species = H. venator binomial = Harpegnathos venator… …
43Taraxacum — Dandelion redirects here. It often refers specifically to Taraxacum officinale. For other uses, see Dandelion (disambiguation) Dandelion A dandelion flower head composed of hundreds of smaller florets (top) and seed head (bottom) …
44calcite — calcitic /kal sit ik/, adj. /kal suyt/, n. one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc spar. [1840 50; CALC + ITE1] * * * Most… …
45global warming — an increase in the earth s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. [1975 80] * * * Potential increase in global average surface temperatures resulting from… …
46grits — /grits/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. Also called hominy grits. coarsely ground hominy, boiled and sometimes then fried, eaten as a breakfast dish or as a side dish with meats. 2. grain hulled and coarsely ground. [bef. 900; ME gryttes (pl …
47sunflower — /sun flow euhr/, n. 1. any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow rayed flower heads often 12 in. (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of… …
48rug and carpet — Any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and intended as a floor covering. Floor coverings made of plaited rushes date from the 5th or 4th millennium BC. Carpets were first made in central and western Asia as coverings for earthen …
49Fagales — ▪ plant order Introduction beech order of dicotyledonous woody flowering plants, comprising nearly 1,900 species in 55 genera. Members of Fagales represent some of the most important temperate deciduous or evergreen trees of both hemispheres,… …
50abuse — 1 /ə byüz/ vt abused, abus·ing 1: to put to a use other than the one intended: as a: to put to a bad or unfair use abusing the powers of office b: to put to improper or excessive use abuse narcotics …
