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121Coma Berenices — Coma Co ma, n. [L., hair, fr. Gr. ko mh.] 1. (Astron.) The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering, which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A tuft or bunch, as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a… …
122Flocci — Floccus Floc cus, n.; pl. {Flocci}. [L., a flock of wool.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals. (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A woolly filament sometimes occuring with… …
123Floccus — Floc cus, n.; pl. {Flocci}. [L., a flock of wool.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals. (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the… …
124lock — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lok, from Old English locc; akin to Old High German loc lock, Greek lygos withe, Latin luxus dislocated Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair b. plural the hair of the head 2. a… …
125Monsignor — For the 1982 film, see Monsignor (film). Mgr. redirects here. For the academic degree, see Magister (degree). Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical… …
126Roberto de Nobili — (1577 – 16 January 1656) was an Italian Jesuit missionary to Southern India. He used a novel method of adaptation (accommodatio) to preach Christianity, adopting many local customs of India which were, in his view, not contrary to Christianit …
127Byzantine battle tactics — The Byzantine army evolved from that of the late Roman Empire. The language of the army was still Latin (though later and especially after the 6th century Greek dominates, as Greek became the official language of the entire empire) but it became… …
128Kidney development — Kidney development, or nephrogenesis, describes the embryologic origins of the kidney, a major organ in the urinary system. It is often considered in the broader context of the development of the urinary and reproductive organs. Contents 1 Phases …
