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91Native American art — ▪ visual arts Introduction also called Indian art or American Indian art the visual art of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Americas, often called American Indians. For a further discussion of the visual art of the Americas produced in …
92thyroid — [thī′roid΄] adj. [ModL thyroides < Gr thyreoeidēs, shield shaped < thyreos, large shield, door shaped shield < thyra,DOOR + eidēs, OID] 1. designating or of a large ductless gland lying in front and on either side of the trachea and… …
93scu|ti|form — «SKYOO tuh frm», adjective. defu>= shield shaped. (Cf. ↑shield shaped) ╂[< Latin scūtum, shield] …
94unsubdivided — adjective (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions • Syn: ↑simple • Ant: ↑compound (for: ↑simple) • Similar to: ↑ …
95Native American jewelry — is the personal adornment, often in the forms of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, pins, brooches, labrets, and others, made by the Indigenous peoples of the United States. Native American jewelry reflects the cultural diversity and history… …
96Magnoliales — ▪ plant order Introduction the magnolia order of flowering plants, consisting of 5 families, 154 genera, and about 3,000 species. Members of Magnoliales include woody shrubs, climbers, and trees. Along with the orders Laurales, Piperales, and… …
97Pentatomidae — Taxobox name = Pentatomidae image width = 230px image caption = Acrosternum hilare regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera subordo = Heteroptera infraordo = Pentatomomorpha superfamilia = Pentatomoidea familia =… …
98buckler fern — noun any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield shaped coverings on the sori • Syn: ↑shield fern • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Hyponyms: ↑broad buckler fern, ↑Dryopteris dilatata, ↑ …
99Palsa — (Plural: Palsas, also Palsen, from Finnish palsa , which in turn is a borrowing from Northern Sami balsa ), designates a low oval elevation in areas with Permafrost, frequently peat bogs, where a perennial ice lens has developed within the soil.… …
100speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …
