(Encyclopedia) heath, tract of open land characterized by a few scattered trees, abundant moss cover, and numerous low shrubs, principally of the heath family (see heath, in botany). In high-latitude…
COLMER, William Meyers, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Moss Point, Jackson County, Miss., February 11, 1890; attended the public schools and Millsaps College at Jackson, Miss.;…
OWENS, Douglas Wayne, a Representative from Utah; born in Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, May 2, 1937; graduated from Panguitch High School, Panguitch, Utah, 1955; attended University of…
(Encyclopedia) ØstfoldØstfoldöstˈfôlˌ [key], county (1995 pop. 239,371), 1,614 sq mi (4,180 sq km), SE Norway, between the Oslofjord in the west and the Swedish border in the east. Moss is the…
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Bugula, a moss animal, representative of the phylum Ectoprocta
EctoproctaEctoproctaĕkˌtəprŏkˈtə [key], phylum of sessile, colonial aquatic animals (commonly known as moss…
(Encyclopedia) SigillariaSigillariasĭjĭlârˈēə [key], genus of fossil club moss allied to Lepidodendron, abundant in the Carboniferous period. The thick trunk was rarely branched and was covered for…
(Encyclopedia) diapensiadiapensiadīəpĕnˈsēə [key], common name for the Diapensiaceae, a family of low evergreen shrubs native to cool and arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The species that…
(Encyclopedia) stonecrop, common name for members of the Crassulaceae (also called orpine, or hen-and-chickens, family), a family of succulent, fleshy herbs and shrubs mostly inhabiting arid regions…
