what is the name given for the catching and storing of rainwater by the leaves on trees and plants
Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage


the ecovillage because they are located in desert climate. At the ecovillage, rainwater is collected from house rooftops and water-catchment tanks. Thousands of gallons of run-off rainwater are redirected and stored to water high-water use trees, their food forest, gardens, and pastures. Through a greywater system, water is harvested from washing machines, indoor and outdoor showers, and house sinks and basins. This water is used to water flower beds, trees, and plants around the homes. Rainwater harvesting has become significant
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Osisioma Ngwa


a name associated with tree and beauty which is derived from the popular ornamental flower tree called Delonix regia, a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, and subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree and in English it is given the name royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame of the forest, or "flame tree" (one of several species given this name) which is typically planted
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Carnivorous plant


from active flypaper traps into snap traps. It has been suggested that all trap types are modifications of a similar basic structure—the hairy leaf. Hairy (or more specifically, stalked-glandular) leaves can catch and retain drops of rainwater, especially if shield-shaped or peltate, thus promoting bacteria growth. Insects land on the leaf, become mired by the surface tension of the water, and suffocate. Bacteria jumpstart decay, releasing from the corpse nutrients that the plant can absorb through its leaves. This foliar feeding
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Climate-friendly gardening


Climate-friendly gardeners also avoid using tapwater not only because of the greenhouse gases emitted when fossil fuels are burnt to treat and pump water, but because if water is taken from wetlands then carbon stores are more likely to be oxidised to carbon dioxide. A climate-friendly garden therefore does not contain large irrigated lawns, but instead includes water-butts to collect rainwater; water-thrifty plants which survive on rainwater and do not need watering after they are established; trees, shrubs and hedges to shelter gardens from the drying
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Extraterrestrial (TV program)


to in diameter and still stay airborne. Their tethers help control their floating, while their jellyfish-like tentacles snatch Helibug larvæ from the water-filled sky pond. Helibugs have a trilaterally symmetrical body plan, with three eyes, three wings, three legs, three mouthparts and three tongues. 70% of Blue Moon's land mass is coated with two main plant types, pagoda trees, and balloon plants. Pagoda trees interconnect with each other to allow them to grow tall. Their hollow leaves collect rainwater since the trees
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Burke and Wills Dig Tree


the stockade, at the foot of a large tree, and marked the word "Dig" on the tree. Brahe headed towards Menindee, taking all the camels, horses and clothes, and the bulk of the remaining food stores. He later testified that he did not leave the message and stores in any real expectation of Burke's return, given that he was already well overdue. "Rather, only for any party that should come up - that was most likely to come up from the Darling - to know what
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Plant creatures (Dungeons & Dragons)


neutral evil in alignment. The hangman tree resembles a sparsely foliaged, deciduous oak with noose-like vines hanging from the branches, hence the name. Though plants, they are highly intelligent, and are capable of speaking Common, have minds and consciousnesses, and are resistant to magic. They can sense when prey is near, hibernate in the winter, and can attack and such with wills of their own. Hangman trees, having few leaves and shallow root systems, need to catch prey. They release on will a
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Dypsis decaryi


shape in cross section. This shape has given rise to the palm's common name. The inflorescences branch out from the axils of the lower leaves. They produce yellow and green flowers that later produce round black fruit about in diameter. The palm is a fine ornamental plant and is most valuable as a specimen tree or accent plant when grown out in the open to display show its remarkable shape to best advantage. In suitable climates it blooms all year. What with its colourful flowers and fruit and shapely habit, it is
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Peak water


(or after being applied to) the fields. Swales and cisterns can be used to catch and store excess rainwater. Water should be used more efficiently in industry, which should use a closed water cycle if possible. Also, industry should prevent polluting water so that it can be returned into the water cycle. Whenever possible, gray wastewater should be used to irrigate trees or lawns. Water drawn from aquifers should be recharged by treating the wastewater and returned to the aquifer. Water can be conserved by not allowing freshwater to
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Urena lobata


tree is a tree that grows in France, in Germany, etc . It is not meant for us either, for what do we care that there is a tree in Brazil named aguaxima, if all we know about it is its name? What is the point of giving the name? It leaves the ignorant just as they were and teaches the rest of us nothing. If all the same I mention this plant here, along with several others that are described just as poorly, then it is out of consideration for
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Dictamnus


. The leaves resemble those of an ash tree. The name "burning bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant, which can catch fire readily in hot weather, leading to comparisons with the burning bush of the Bible, including the suggestion that this is the plant involved there. The daughter of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus is said to have ignited the air once, at the end of a particularly hot, windless summer day, above "Dictamnus" plants, using a simple matchstick. The volatile oils have
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Rainwater harvesting


A Dutch invention called the Groasis Waterboxx is also useful for growing trees with harvested and stored dew and rainwater. Traditionally, stormwater management using detention basins served a single purpose. However, optimized real-time control lets this infrastructure double as a source of rainwater harvesting without compromising the existing detention capacity. This has been used in the EPA headquarters to evacuate stored water prior to storm events, thus reducing wet weather flow while ensuring water availability for later reuse. This has the benefit of increasing water quality released and decreasing the volume
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Delonix regia


Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of orange-red flowers over summer. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree and in English it is given the name royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame of the forest, or "flame tree" (one of several species given this name). This species was previously placed in the genus "Poinciana", named
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Pulque


covering the leaves can be used as paper or for cooking. The name "maguey" was given by the Spanish, who picked it up from the Taíno. This is still its common name in Spanish, with "Agave" being its scientific generic or technical name. The Nahuatl name of the plant is "metl". The manufacturing process of pulque is complex and required the death of the maguey plant. As the plant nears maturity, the center begins to swell and elongate as the plant gathers stored sugar to send
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Gateway Greening


farm to rapidly expand physically and programmatically within the first year. Today, the farm includes 48 raised vegetable beds, drip irrigation, native plantings, a rain garden, a dwarf fruit tree orchard, ornamental shrub borders, a rainwater catch cistern, a sheltered outdoor classroom, harvest station, composting bins, beehives and more. Organizations that have collaborated with Gateway Greening to found the Urban Farm and its unique programs include: St. Patrick Center, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Operation Food Search, Food Outreach, New Roots
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Chakapa


. In the Amazon, once the shaman catches the bad spirits in a chakapa, it is then blown out of the leaves into the forest. The spirits are distributed and taken in by all nature such as trees and plants. A chakapa is made by tying together the leaves from the bush in a fashion that forms a fan shaped instrument. (See picture) The Woodland Cree have a legend about a great hunter named Chakapas. The legend talks about how Chakapas trapped the moon so that it did not shine anymore.
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Range tree


) formula_1 but worse storage of formula_2, where "n" is the number of points stored in the tree, "d" is the dimension of each point and "k" is the number of points reported by a given query. Bernard Chazelle improved this to query time formula_3 and space complexity formula_4. A range tree on a set of 1-dimensional points is a balanced binary search tree on those points. The points stored in the tree are stored in the leaves of the tree; each internal node stores the largest value
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Great Kneighton


, the new park will provide the local community with extensive woodlands, a bird reserve, areas of wetland with balancing ponds and sustainable urban drainage systems, used for harvesting rainwater. All will contribute to the site's biodiversity. Planting has started on the southern half of the Country Park and will include over 13,000 new trees and bushes. The development's environmentally-friendly credentials extend to encouraging greener modes of transport too, as well as protecting and enhancing the existing natural habitat. It offers easily accessible cycle stores, cycleways and
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Deciduous


the plant does not lose sap. Some trees, particularly oaks and beeches, exhibit a behavior known as "marcescence" whereby dead leaves are not shed in the fall and remain on the tree until being blown off by the weather. This is caused by incomplete development of the abscission layer. It is mainly seen in the seedling and sapling stage, although mature trees may have marcescence of leaves on the lower branches. A number of deciduous plants remove nitrogen and carbon from the foliage before they are shed and store them in
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Sitabani Wildlife Reserve


of the estate were gradually made green by planting lots of fruiting trees like many species of Indian figs, Jamun, Wild Mango, Bhimal, Rohini, Jackfruit etc. These started attracting birds and wild herbivores. Waterbodies were dug out to store excess rainwater and with time these became like natural ponds in the forest harbouring fish, amphibians, insects and turtles.There was very little natural water left in the surrounding hills and most water sources were monopolised by humans.So in drier months, all the wild animals from the neighbouring
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Climate change in New Zealand


have been planted are natives. Salmond says two thirds of the trees being planted are supposed to be natives. Salinger points out that pine forests store far less carbon than natives as they are harvested after a few decades; the trees end up as pulp and paper and the carbon goes back into the atmosphere. Natural (native) forests store 40 times more carbon than and plantations like pine trees. A report released by the Productivity Commission in August 2018 also found that one billion tree plan is only a fraction of what is
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Brad Lancaster


Brad Stewart Lancaster (born 1967) is an expert in the field of rainwater harvesting and water management. He is also a permaculture teacher, designer, consultant and co-founder of Desert Harvesters, a non-profit organization. Lancaster lives on an eighth of an acre in downtown Tucson, Arizona, where rainfall is less than per annum. In such arid conditions, Lancaster consistently models that catching over of rainwater to feed food-bearing shade trees, abundant gardens, and a thriving landscape is a much more viable option
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Crown (botany)


The crown of a plant refers to the totality of an individual plant's aboveground parts, including stems, leaves, and reproductive structures. A plant community canopy consists of one or more plant crowns growing in a given area. The crown of a woody plant (tree, shrub, liana) is the branches, leaves, and reproductive structures extending from the trunk or main stems. Shapes of crowns are highly variable. The major types for trees are the excurrent branching habit resulting in conoid shapes and decurrent (deliquescent) branching
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Quercus pacifica


on Catalina Island. It was described as a new species in 1994 from a specimen collected on Santa Cruz Island. More than a century earlier, the same plant was described as a variety of "Quercus dumosa"; the 1994 name is nevertheless the correct name for the plant when recognized as a species because names hold priority status only within a given rank. "Quercus pacifica" is a shrub or a small tree growing up to in height, or occasionally taller. The leaves are roughly oval in shape and edged with
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Acacia penninervis


Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. The variety "A. p." var. "longiracemosa" occurs in coastal districts of southern Queensland, and northern New South Wales. The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia’ records that common names included "Hickory" and "Blackwood" and that "The bark (and, according to some, the leaves) of this tree was formerly used by the aboriginals [sic.] of southern New South Wales for catching fish. They would throw them
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Moringa stenopetala


Moringa stenopetala, commonly known as the African moringa, cabbage tree, shifara, haleko, is a deciduous tree in the flowering plant genus "Moringa", native to Kenya and Ethiopia. A drought-resistant species, it is characterized by its bottle-shaped, water-storing trunk, long twisted seed pods, and edible leaves likened to cabbage, from which its common name is derived. "M. stenopetala" is extirpated in the wild in Ethiopia, though still grown there as a crop on the terraces of the
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Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden


for the planting of a number of tree and cycad species during his tenure. In 1986, the contributions of Prof. Manie van der Schijff was honoured when the garden was named after him. The content and activities of the garden are formulated and implemented by committee. About 3,000 plant species are present on about 3.5 ha of the west campus. The garden houses the bulk of the university's cycad collection, managed by its own curator, and is involved in active horticultural research with such new installations as the rainwater harvesting garden and
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Renewable energy in Africa


small-scale applications of solar technology are promising. Combined with sustainable agricultural practices and conservation of natural resources, solar power is a prime candidate to bring the benefits of technology to the parched lands of Africa. Supplementing the well water would be collection of runoff rainwater during the rainy season for later use in drought. Southern Africa has its own network of information sharing called SEARNET, which informs farmers of techniques to catch and store rainwater, with some seeing increased yields and additional harvests. This new network of farmers sharing their ideas
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Rhesus macaque


digitigrade and plantigrade. They are mostly herbivorous, feeding mainly on fruit, but also eating seeds, roots, buds, bark, and cereals. They are estimated to consume around 99 different plant species in 46 families. During the monsoon season, they get much of their water from ripe and succulent fruit. Macaques living far from water sources lick dewdrops from leaves and drink rainwater accumulated in tree hollows. They have also been observed eating termites, grasshoppers, ants, and beetles. When food is abundant, they are distributed
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Liquidambar styraciflua


pointed star-shaped leaves and its hard, spiked fruits. It is currently classified in the plant family Altingiaceae, but was formerly considered a member of the Hamamelidaceae. This plant's genus name "Liquidambar" was first given by Linnaeus in 1753 from [the Latin] "liquidus, fluid," and the Arabic "ambar, amber", in allusion to the fragrant terebinthine juice or gum which exudes from the tree. Its specific epithet "styraciflua" is an old generic name meaning "flowing with storax" (
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Pterostyrax hispidus


Pterostyrax hispidus, the epaulette tree or fragrant epaulette tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to China and Japan. Growing to tall by broad, it is a substantial, spreading, deciduous shrub with oval leaves up to long, and clusters of pure white, fragrant, pendent flowers in summer. The specific epithet "hispidus" (often given incorrectly as "hispida" or "hispidum") refers to the small ribbed fruits which are covered in bristles. The common name "epaulette tree
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Water management in Chennai


ratio in water utility, a measure of their operational efficiency, financial health and stability, compared to most of the other Indian cities, it still shows a poor working ratio, according to a study by Ernst & Young. In 2012, the Chennai Corporation began work on construction of 5,000 rainwater harvesting structures in stormwater drains. Chennai has reverse osmosis plants, namely, at Velachery, Nochikuppam, Kasimedu, and Ayodhyakuppam. The plants take in raw brackish water from bore wells, store in tanks, and then purify before supply
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Cordyline australis


uses and characteristics. Simpson reports that the names highlight the characteristics of the tree that were important to Māori. These include what the plant looked like—whether it was a large tree ("tī rākau", "tī pua"), the whiteness of its flowers ("tī puatea"), whether its leaves were broad ("tī wharanui"), twisted along the edges ("tī tahanui"), or spiky ("tī tarariki"). Other names refer to its uses—whether its
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Hakea laurina


Hakea laurina is a widely cultivated and admired plant of Southwest Australia, often referred to as kodjet, pin-cushion hakea, and emu bush. The specific epithet, derived from the Latin "laurus", is given for the resemblance to the leaves of laurel. The Noongar name for the plant is "kodjet" or "kojet". The habit of this plant is an upright shrub or tree, reaching a height between 2.5 and 6.0 m and width between 3.0 and 5.0 m. It does not possess a lignotuber.
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Rainwater Hog


Rainwater HOG is a modular rainwater storage tank which can be used horizontally or vertically for rainwater harvesting, emergency water storage, and post-filter greywater storage. Rainwater HOG was named a USA Top-10 Green Building Product in 2008 and won a Spark Design Award and two additional sustainable product awards, a California Home & Design award and a Green Log Award in 2009. The Rainwater HOG was designed by the award-winning architectural innovator Sally Dominguez for use in tight spaces and is sized to allow designers and engineers to use the stored
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Dendropemon


, rather than a distinct genus. Although no derivation was given for the name of the genus, it is believed to come from the Greek "dendron" (δένδρν), tree, and "pemon" (πήμων), harmful. "Dendropemon" is a genus of hemi-parasitic mistletoes which parasitise trees and shrubs. Plants are "moderate" sized with simple, opposite leaves and stems that are generally rounded or square, but are occasionally winged. Epicortical roots are present in most, if not all species.
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Annularia


Annularia is a plant fossil belonging to the order Equisetales. "Annularia" is a form taxon. It is the name given to "Calamites" leaves. In fact the stems and the radiating structures of the leaf whorls is similar in the "Calamites", an extinct genus of horsetails. These horsetails, belonging to the class of Sphenopsida, were arborescent and grew to a height of 32 feet (10 meters) in a tree-like form. "Annularia" leaves are arranged in whorls of between 8-13
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Coprosma


Coprosma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, islands of the Pacific Ocean to Australia and the Juan Fernández Islands. The name "Coprosma" means "smelling like dung" and refers to the smell (methanethiol) given out by the crushed leaves of a few species. Many species are small shrubs with tiny evergreen leaves, but a few are small trees and have much larger leaves. The flowers have insignificant petals and
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Ulmus × hollandica 'Dampieri'


fastigiate, conical tree with upright branches bearing tough, ovate leaves  8 cm long, densely clustered on short, glabrous shoots. The tree is susceptible to Dutch elm disease. The tree may be named after the explorer and botanist William Dampier (1651–1715) from East Coker, Somerset, though given its European heritage and 19th century introduction, it is more likely that 'Dampier' was a continental nurseryman from that period. 'Dampieri' was commonly planted in towns in continental northern Europe during the latter half of the 19th century
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Intensive farming


, but delivers water to plant roots with minimal losses. Water catchment management measures include recharge pits, which capture rainwater and runoff and use it to recharge groundwater supplies. This helps in the replenishment of groundwater wells and eventually reduces soil erosion. Dammed rivers creating reservoirs store water for irrigation and other uses over large areas. Smaller areas sometimes use irrigation ponds or groundwater. In agriculture, systematic weed management is usually required, often performed by machines such as cultivators or liquid herbicide sprayers. Herbicides kill specific targets while leaving the crop
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Leave No Trace (film)


she and Will are arrested and placed in social services. They are given food and a house on a Christmas tree farm in rural Oregon. Will begrudgingly begins work packaging trees, but is bothered by the helicopters used to move them. Tom connects with a boy who is building his own tiny house, and he introduces her to his 4H club. One morning Will decides to leave. Tom follows reluctantly. They return to their camp in the park, but find it has been destroyed. Will and Tom catch a ride
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Little Shop of Horrors (film)


for a botany TV show, Seymour becomes overwhelmed and decides to escape Skid Row with Audrey using money coming the next day, and leaving the plant to starve. After Audrey accepts Seymour's marriage proposal, Audrey II catches Seymour leaving and demands another meal: Seymour agrees, but insists on meat from a butcher. While Seymour is gone, the plant telephones Audrey, coaxes her into the shop, and then tries to eat her. Seymour, returning in time to save Audrey, escapes the store with her. Explaining that
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Xanthorrhoea


It survives in the poorest soils, with a shallow root system, enabling it easily access nutrients from decaying litter, while storing all the food reserves in its stem. The grass tree has developed adaptations that help it better suit the environment where it occurs. If a fire breaks out, the grass tree has a special physiological adaptation called thermal insulation that helps protect the plant. The grass tree holds its thick, dead leaves around its stem which serves as insulation, and helps to protect the plant against the heat of the
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Yucca


, coastal sand, grasslands and prairies as well as rocky badlands and deserts. Most species of yucca have thick, waxy skins to prevent loss of water through evaporation. They frequently store water in thick roots. Some yuccas store water in thick, fleshy leaves. Some desert plants have an oily coating on their leaves or pads that traps moisture, thereby reducing water loss. Some species drop their leaves during drought to prevent the loss of water through transpiration. Dead leaves of yucca collecting against the trunk of the trees help protect
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Rodent


eat as much as possible and store the surplus nutrients as fat. Marmots do this, and may be 50% heavier in the autumn than in the spring. They rely on their fat reserves during their long winter hibernation. Beavers feed on the leaves, buds, and inner bark of growing trees, as well as aquatic plants. They store food for winter use by felling small trees and leafy branches in the autumn and immersing them in their pond, sticking the ends into the mud to anchor them. Here, they
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Memecylon


"Arbutus unedo" (oriental strawberry tree), an unrelated plant group, alluding to the pink to reddish berries often produced by "Memecylon". Some vernacular names in different regions of the world are given below. English: Blue mist plant, Hindi: Anjan, Malayalam: Aattukanala [കാശാവ്], Oriya: Neymaru, Sinhala: Korakaha, Welikaha, Tamil: Kaya. "Memecylon" "sensu lato" can be diagnosed by exstipulate leaves, four-merous bisexual flowers, anthers opening by slits, enlarged connectives
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James Rainwater


structure of the atomic nucleus based on this connection". Leo James Rainwater was born on December 9, 1917, in Council, Idaho, the son of a former civil engineer who ran the local general store, Leo Jaspar Rainwater and his wife Edna Eliza née Teague. He never used his first name and was always referred to as James or Jim. His father died in the great influenza epidemic of 1918 and Rainwater and his mother moved to Hanford, California, where she married George Fowler, a widower with two sons
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Segment tree


q"(should be one of the leaves of tree), and retrieves a list of all the segments stored which contain the point "q". Formally stated; given a node (subtree) "v" and a query point "q", the query can be done using the following algorithm: In a segment tree that contains "n" intervals, those containing a given query point can be reported in "O"(log "n" + "k") time, where "k" is the number of reported intervals
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Vantage-point tree


a circle. First, understand that each node of this tree contains an input point and a radius. All the left children of a given node are the points inside the circle and all the right children of a given node are outside of the circle. The tree itself does not need to know any other information about what is being stored. All it needs is the distance function that satisfies the properties of the metric space. A vantage-point tree can be used to find the nearest neighbor of a point . The
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Perennial plant


spring and summer months. The start of dormancy can be seen in perennials plants through withering flowers, loss of leaves on trees, and halting of reproduction in both flowering and budding plants. The growth of a deciduous perennial plant is studied to the point where we can make basic assumptions. The first assumption is not only about the daily net photosynthetic rate of a plant increasing, but also how it saturates with the size of the plant. Secondly, while the production of the plant is discarded, the stored material will be
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Kongens Nytorv


around the Marcus Aurelius statue at Piazza del Campidoglio. Around the parterre, two rows of trees were planted. In 1711, the garden complex was remodelled, before it was given up in 1747 the garden was removed to make room for military drills, with some of the trees being dug altogether up, leaving only the equestrian statue. Some of the trees were dug up and reused for the establishment of the avenue Østre Allé. New rows of elm trees were planted around the statue in 1855-56, but by 1998
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Habitat destruction


and carbon cycles, which has increased the frequency and severity of acid rain, algal blooms, and fish kills in rivers and oceans and contributed tremendously to global climate change. One ecosystem service whose significance is becoming better understood is climate regulation. On a local scale, trees provide windbreaks and shade; on a regional scale, plant transpiration recycles rainwater and maintains constant annual rainfall; on a global scale, plants (especially trees from tropical rainforests) from around the world counter the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by sequestering
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Oceania House


lot. It is a simple rectangular building apparently about ten to fifteen years old, with timber frame, concrete floor, fibrous sheet cladding and aluminium decramastic roof. Much of the grounds has been landscaped and planted with a wide range of tropical and temperate plants and trees. There are fresh water wells and rich soil brought from Christmas Island. Other parts preserve indigenous vegetation including large ironwood trees. There are a number of bores in varying states of repair; a rainwater tank of about 90,000 litres; a large brick birdloft which
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Moringa hildebrandtii


Moringa hildebrandtii, or Hildebrandt's moringa, is a tree species with a massive, water-storing trunk in the family Moringaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is extinct in the wild, but preserved by indigenous horticulture practices. The plant originally was thought to grow along the west coast of Madagascar, but ethnobotany data suggest it in fact grew in the island's extreme southwest. The plant's water-storing trunk grows up to 20 m. Its leaves are pinnate, compound, and can reach 1 m long
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The Mall in Columbia


Part of what makes the "tree" unique is its watering system and plant specifications. In 2017, the large water fountain within which the "tree" had been installed each year, was replaced with at-grade flooring. In early 2013, construction began on an addition to the outdoor "Plaza at The Mall in Columbia" to replace the L.L. Bean store (which closed in May 2013) with additional stores and restaurants. The first phase of the outdoor expansion opened in November 2013. On April 28, 2015
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Catopsis berteroniana


epiphytic insectivorous plant with elongate leaves. These erect leaves overlap to form tube-like structures characteristic of many tank bromeliads. Rainwater falls and lands in the tubes, forming pools of water called phytotelmata, an aqueous medium filled with copious amounts of nutrients available for the plant to absorb. This medium is slightly acidic, but very close to neutral; according to algae in bromeliads, the pH of the phytotelmata of "Catopsis berteroniana" is 6.8. This species has sessile glands located on the plant epidermis that are used to absorb
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Biomass allocation


measure the growth allocation: what is the increase in total biomass of a plant, and to what extent is the increase due to growth of leaves, of stems and of roots. In young plants, growth allocation is often quite similar to the actual biomass allocation. But especially in trees, there may be a high yearly turnover in leaves and fine roots, and a low turnover in stems, branches and thick roots. In those cases, the allocation of growth and the final biomass allocation may diverge quite strongly over the
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Banksia marginata


Jardwadjali language of western Victoria was "warock", while the Kaurna name from the Adelaide Plains was "pitpauwe" and the local name in the Macquarie Harbour region in Tasmania was "tangan". A widely distributed and diverse plant, "B. marginata" was described independently and given many different names by early explorers. On his third voyage, Captain James Cook reported a "most common tree..about ten feet high, branching pretty much, with narrow leaves, and a large yellow cylindrical flower, consisting only of a
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Coccoloba uvifera


about 2 °C (35.6 °F), the tree is unable to survive frost. The leaves turn reddish before withering. Its seeds must be planted immediately, for unlike most plants, they cannot withstand being stored for future planting. "C. uvifera" is wind resistant, moderately tolerant of shade, and highly tolerant of salt, so it is often planted to stabilize beach edges; it is also planted as an ornamental shrub. The fruit is very tasty, and can be used for jam or eaten directly
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The Bunyas


in brick swale drains, flanked on either side by avenue tree planting. It is not clear what species the trees are, although branch pattern on some suggests Norfolk Island pines, others could be Bunya pines (A.bidwillii). A large specimen of what appears to be the tree bird-of-paradise flower (Strelitizia nicolae) with its white and blue flowers and large banana-like leaves is on one corner of this walk. Trees include Bunya Bunya pine (several) (Araucaria bidwillii), jelly palm (Butia
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Plant epithet


A plant epithet is a name used to label a person or group, by association with some perceived quality of a plant. Vegetable epithets may be pejorative, such as turnip readily giving offence, or positive, such as the rose or other flowers implying beauty. Tree and flower forenames such as Hazel, Holly, Jasmine and Rose are commonly given to girls. Tree surnames such as Oakes (Oak) and Nash (Ash) are toponymic, given to a person in the Middle Ages who lived in a place near a
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Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo


began planting crops. Once the forests were gone, there were no leaves or logs left to decompose and replenish the sandy soil and the soil was no longer able to produce crops. In the late 1800s, Brown County acquired the area that makes up the Reforestation Camp. In 1948, sparks from a passing train set fire to of county land and destroyed what was left of the forest. This prompted the County Board to build an open prison camp and plant trees, hence the name Brown County Reforestation Camp. Beginning in
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Oxley Wild Rivers National Park


stinging tree ("Dendrocnide excelsa") is found in various locations throughout the park. This is a dangerous plant and physical contact with it should be avoided. The stems and leaves are coated with fine hairs which when imbedded in the skin cause severe pain and irritation for prolonged periods. "Smilax australis" (lawyer vine or wait-a-while) is another plant to be avoided as it has prickly climbing stems that are up to eight metres long and will catch in clothing or the skin. The understorey is
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WAVL tree


These nodes are arranged to form a binary tree, so that for any internal node the parents of the left and right children of are itself. The external nodes form the leaves of the tree. The data items are arranged in the tree in such a way that an inorder traversal of the tree lists the data items in sorted order. What distinguishes WAVL trees from other types of binary search tree is its use of "ranks". These are numbers, stored with each node, that provide an approximation to the distance
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Cattleya labiata


", with a medium-sized rhizome. The plant has long leaves, with a tough (coriaceous) consistency because of the aridity in the canopy of trees, due to a short dry season. For water requirements, the plant has a pseudobulb under every leaf to store water and nutritive substances during the short dry season. In the wet season new leaves grow rapidly, producing a large flowered inflorescence. Flowers are white or lavender colored with a darker spot in the lip. Pollination is performed by insects, usually by
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Gardens by the Bay


The Supertrees are home to enclaves of unique and exotic ferns, vines, orchids and also a vast collection of [[bromeliads]] such as "[[Tillandsia]]", amongst other plants. They are fitted with environmental technologies that mimic the ecological function of trees: [[photovoltaic cells]] that harness solar energy which can be used for some of the functions of the Supertrees (such as lighting), similar to how trees photosynthesize, and collection of rainwater for use in irrigation and fountain displays,
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Crassula tetragona


Crassula tetragona is a succulent plant native to Southern Africa. It is widely distributed from the Orange River boundary of Namaqualand to beyond the Kei River in the Eastern Cape. "Tetragona" comes from the phyllotaxy of the leaves. It is popularly named the "miniature pine tree" among ornamental plant enthusiasts, for its popular use as a "pine tree" in Bonsai. The plant is erect or spreads shrubless to 1 m (3 ft). It has woody stems with brown bark, with crossed pairs of leaves.
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Ulmus minor 'Dicksonii'


The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Dicksonii', commonly known as Dickson's Golden Elm, is a yellow-leaved tree raised in Chester in 1900 by Dickson's Nursery, which distributed it from the autumn of 1907 as 'Golden Cornish Elm'. 'Cornish Elm' was the name often given in error to Guernsey or Wheatley Elm by the local authorities who planted the latter extensively, an error which may have influenced the choice of name by Dickson's nursery. 'Dicksonii' is usually listed as a variety of
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Singletary Lake


) of shoreline. Since Singletary Lake is not fed by streams and relies upon rainwater the level of the lake varies with the amount of precipitation in the area. Most bay lakes, such as Singletary Lake, are completely surrounded by vegetation. Trees and shrubs that grow along the shoreline reduce current and wave action. This permits sediments to settle and stimulates plant growth. As the plants die off peat is produced. The peat accumulates on the shore line and more plants grow atop the peat. Very slowly the forest surrounding the
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Florence (given name)


become "Lord Enniskillen", planted a peculiarly upright yew tree in the grounds of Florence Court, which was to become the mother tree of all Irish Yews or "Florence Court Yews". Florencia, a Spanish version, is among the most popular names for baby girls in Argentina and Uruguay. Florence was most popular in the United States between 1900 and 1940, when it was in the top 100 names given to baby girls. The name last ranked in the top 1,000 names given to baby girls in the 1970s.
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Euler's flycatcher


's flycatchers are inconspicuous birds, tending to keep to undergrowth perches from which they sally forth to catch insects; they are also capable of hovering flight to pick off prey from plants, but use it far less often. In subtropical montane forest in the south of its range, it breeds in the rainy summer months, with peak nesting activity in late October to November and extending to January–February. The open cup nest is made of grass, leaves and plant fibre and placed in a tree fork. It is usually
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If Only Everyone


tears, having lost his 10-year-old son during the war. He lets them go with the promise that they'll plant one at the grave of his son on the Armenian side. After planting the tree at the young boy's grave, they begin their trek back to town. While stopping for a restroom break, the bodyguards of the oligarch whose car Gurgen had stolen catch up with them. They beat the veterans and take the car, leaving them stranded. Sasha, who did not see the scene that took
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Red-headed woodpecker


bill measures and the tarsus measures . The maximum longevity in the wild is 9.9 years. They give a "tchur-tchur" call or drum on their territory. These birds fly to catch insects in the air or on the ground, forage on trees or gather and store nuts. They are omnivorous, eating insects, seeds, fruits, berries, nuts, and occasionally small rodents and even the eggs of other birds. About two thirds of their diet is made up of plants. They nest in a cavity in
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Streblus banksii


Streblus banksii, commonly known as the large-leaved milk tree or by the Māori name ewekuri, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae that is endemic to New Zealand. The name "milk tree" comes from the milky sap the tree exudes when cut or damaged. "Streblus banksii" is found in areas of coastal and lowland forest in the North Island and Marlborough, where it can grow 9–12 metres high. The leaves are 4–9 centimetres long and net-veined with a toothed edge. The tree has
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Pattern formation


consists of stripes of bushes on arid slopes in countries such as Niger where plant growth is limited by rainfall. Each roughly horizontal stripe of vegetation absorbs rainwater from the bare zone immediately above it. In contrast, fir waves occur in forests on mountain slopes after wind disturbance, during regeneration. When trees fall, the trees that they had sheltered become exposed and are in turn more likely to be damaged, so gaps tend to expand downwind. Meanwhile, on the windward side, young trees grow, protected by the wind shadow
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Burchellia


leaves. The species is widely cultivated in frost-free gardens as an ornamental tree and has become a weed in some regions. The name of the genus was given in honour of William John Burchell, an African explorer. The taxon was revised by John Sims in the species' first description in "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" in 1822. He gives this account of the earlier taxonomic history:In the "Supplementum Plantarum" of the younger Linnæus this plant was referred to the genus "Lonicera", but as it
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American Forests


National Register are nominated by coordinators, big-tree hunters and volunteers across the U.S. in what has become an annual competition between individuals, counties, and even states to hold the most champion trees. In 1990, the AFA created the Global ReLeaf program, which plants trees to restore forested ecosystems across the U.S. and around the world. Currently more than 40 million trees have been planted through this program. In 1992, the AFA changed its name to American Forests to better reflect its environmental efforts. What began as an association
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Christmas tree


be stored at nurseries in planters or planted later outdoors and enjoyed (and often decorated) for years or decades. Others are produced in a container and sometimes as topiary for a porch or patio. However, when done improperly, the combination of root loss caused by digging, and the indoor environment of high temperature and low humidity is very detrimental to the tree's health; additionally, the warmth of an indoor climate will bring the tree out of its natural winter dormancy, leaving it little protection when put back outside into
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Hazel (given name)


Hazel is a primarily female given name meaning "hazel", from the name of the tree or the color. It is derived from the Old English "hæsel". It became a popular name in English-speaking countries during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, along with other names of plants or trees used for girls. The name was the 211th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2011 and the 52nd in 2016. It was last popular at the turn of the 20th century, when
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The BFG


Panama taste of hats. The giant then says that he will not eat her, as he is the BFG, or the Big Friendly Giant. The BFG then explains that she must stay with him forever, as no one can know of his existence. He warns her of the dangers of leaving his cave, as his nine neighbours are sure to eat her if they catch her. The BFG then explains what he was doing with the trumpet and suitcase. He catches dreams, stores them in the cave, and then
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Leiopotherapon unicolor


. It can be found in lakes, streams, and billabongs. It can live in very small collections of water, such as puddles and accumulations of rainwater in road ruts. During dry periods, it can likely live in wet mud by aestivating. Its diet is mainly invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans, and molluscs, and it will also feed on fish, algae, and plants, including the fruit of the native white apple tree, Syzygium eucalyptoides, when it falls from this tree into creeks or billabongs. The
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Bornean orangutan


insects, and, to a lesser extent than the Sumatran orangutan, bark. They have also been known to consume the inner shoots of plants and vines. They get the necessary quantities of water from both fruit and from tree holes. Bornean orangutans have been sighted using spears to attempt (unsuccessfully) to catch fish. The species has been observed using tools such as leaves to wipe off faeces, a pad of leaves for holding spiny durian fruit, a leafy branch for a bee swatter, a bunch of leafy branches held
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Kamtapur


kill doves or even they don’t keep as pet in the house but if a dove comes and makes a nest, it is considered as good luck for the community and for the family. Seeing a peacock while hunting is considered good luck. Koch Rajbongshi people do not kill or eat peacock, but they do catch them to collect feathers for medicinal use before releasing the bird. Koch Rajbongshi people make fans out of coconut tree leaves, tal plant leaves, and bamboo. Kitchens in Koch Rajbongshi households are made from mud
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Camellia sinensis


Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. It is of the genus "Camellia" () of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. Common names include "tea plant", "tea shrub", and "tea tree" (not to be confused with "Melaleuca alternifolia", the source of tea tree oil, or "Leptospermum scoparium", the New Zealand Tea Tree). "Camellia sinensis" var. "sinensis" and "
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William Lobb


tree in the garden of the manager's house at the gunpowder plant in Herodsfoot, Cornwall, where William's brother, Henry Lobb, lived for many years. Unfortunately, the name "Wellingtonia gigantea" was invalid under the botanical code as the name "Wellingtonia" had already been used earlier for another unrelated plant ("Wellingtonia arnottiana" in the family "Sabiaceae"). Eventually in 1939, after several attempts to find an acceptable name, the tree was given the name "Sequoiadendron giganteum" by John Buchholz.
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Acanthixalus spinosus


middle of the back and in the lumbar region deep maroon. This frog lives in lowland rainforest. It is mostly aquatic, living in water-filled holes in trees. Apparently, they leave the tree holes only during night to forage. The eggs are deposited a few centimeters above the water surface. Upon hatching, the tadpoles fall into the water. The development takes approximately three months. They are detritivores. Because this species depends on large trees with holes that collect rainwater, it is vulnerable to ongoing forest loss.
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Hippocastanaceae


Hippocastanaceae is the name given to a small group of trees and shrubs, when this group is treated as a family. Its most widespread genus is "Aesculus" (the horse chestnuts and buckeyes, syn. "Pavia"). However, the American genus "Billia" and the Chinese genus "Handeliodendron" are also sometimes included in this family. A feature of the family is the palmate compound leaves. Members of this family are closely related to the large, mostly tropical family Sapindaceae, and some systems of plant
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Afrin Dam


Maydanki). A large part of the region is planted with olive and fruit trees. About 80% of the area depends on rainwater irrigation, and the remainder on wells and pumps. Before the dam was built the orchards and other crops were irrigated, but the olive trees were not. The Afrin Canton is populated by Kurds, isolated from other Syrian Kurdish regions further east. The catchment area is , with annual rainfall of . The Afrin River originates in the south of the Kartal Mountains in Turkey, crosses into Syria
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Climate of Zambia


frequently damaged by flooding and hail. Too much rain when the maize crop is flowering, or late in the season when it should be drying off prior to harvest, can be very damaging and promotes rotting of stored grain. Deciduous trees which lose leaves in the dry season to conserve water predominate over evergreens which have waxy leaf cuticles for the same purpose. The deciduous trees usually produce fresh green or reddish leaves just before the rainy season. Grasses and some other herbaceous plants dry up above ground but regenerate quickly with the onset
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Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area


grains. Differences in mineral composition between Panola and Stone Mountains indicated different magma sources at the time of formation. Primary Succession: It took thousands of years for plants and trees to grow in the granite outcroppings. The first plants on the mountains were lichens, which draw nutrients from dust and rainwater. Acids from these lichens and mosses gradually formed pits in the rock, called chemical erosion. This allowed shallow amounts of soil to accumulate, providing a place for more plant life to take root. This process is called Primary Succession
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Saalumarada Thimmakka


5 km near the neighboring village of Kudoor. 15 saplings were planted in the second year and 20 in the third year. She used her meager resources for planting these trees. The couple used to carry four pails of water for a distance of four kilometers to water the saplings. They were also protected from grazing cattle by fencing them with thorny shrubs. The saplings were planted mostly during monsoon season so that sufficient rainwater would be available for them to grow. By the onset of the next monsoons, the saplings had invariably
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Cordyline australis


mat that prevents the seeds of other plants from germinating. When the leaves do break down, they form a fertile soil around the tree. Cabbage tree seed also has a store of oil, which means it remains viable for several years. When a bushfire has cleared the land of vegetation, cabbage tree seeds germinate in great numbers to make the most of the light and space opened up by the flames. Older trees sometimes grow epicormic shoots directly from their trunks after storm or fire damage. Aerial rhizomes can also be produced
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Jagera (plant)


Jagera is a genus of 4 species of forest trees known to science, constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae. They grow naturally in the rainforests and associated forests of eastern Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas. In Australia, "Jagera pseudorhus" is the most well known, and commonly named foambark, due to the saponins in the bark foaming after heavy rain. Indigenous Australians use this foam as the de-oxygenator of waterway pools for temporarily suffocating their fish enabling easy catching. The genus is named after , a
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Tamarix senegalensis


Tamarix sengalensis is a species of flowering plants of the Tamaricaceae family. It is a tree or twiggy shrub, that grows in saline soil, sandy desert and sea-shore. "Tamarix senegalensis" is a large shrub, reaching 2-5 metres height. It has many small leaves. In Cape Verde it is called "tarrafe", and the related name "tarrafal" has been given to a number of localities. "Tamarix senegalensis" occurs on and near the coasts of northwestern Africa (Morocco, Mauritania,
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Aedes hensilli


develop in empty coconut shells, tree holes, and bamboo, and in artificial containers such as tin cans, discarded drums, barrels, bottles, tires, tarps, and floats; larvae were not found in leaf axils of pandanus trees or in taro plants. Water barrels used to collect rainwater are major contributors to mosquito production due to the high number of larvae and pupae hosted in them. The adults are active primarily at dusk. "Ae. hensilli" is a potential vector of dengue virus and Zika virus and laboratory
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Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba


was built in four stages, with each Caliph and his elite contributing to it. Until the 11th century, the courtyard was unpaved earth with citrus and palm trees irrigated – at first by rainwater cisterns, and later by aqueduct. Excavation indicates the trees were planted in a pattern, with surface irrigation channels. The stone channels visible today are not original. Abd al-Rahman III added a new tower. The minaret contained two staircases, which were built for the separate ascent and descent of the tower. On the summit
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Cistern


A cistern (Middle English ', from Latin ', from ', "box", from Greek ', "basket") is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by their waterproof linings. Modern cisterns range in capacity from a few litres to thousands of cubic metres, effectively forming covered reservoirs. Waterproof lime plaster cisterns in the floors of houses are features of Neolithic village sites of the Levant at, for instance,
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Araucaria heterophylla


about 18 months to mature. They disintegrate at maturity to release the nut-like edible seeds. The seeds have a length of 2.5 to 3 cm and a diameter of about 1.2 cm with wide wings. There are four cotyledons present. It is a dioecious tree (male and female flowers in different plants), although it can also be monoecious. The scientific name "heterophylla" ("different leaves") derives from the variation in the leaves between young and adult plants. The distinctive appearance of this tree,
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Pterospermum acerifolium


winged seed” and the species name acerifolium indicates leaves shaped like a maple's. There is an array of common names for Pterospermum acerifolium, depending on the region where it is grown. It is commonly referred to as Kanak Champa, Muchakunda or Karnikar Tree within its native range. In the Philippines, it is known as Bayog. Other common names include Bayur Tree, Maple-Leafed Bayur Tree, and Dinner Plate Tree. It is a relatively a large tree, growing up to thirty meters tall. Mostly planted as
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Syzygium polyanthum


Syzygium polyanthum, with common names Indian bay leaf and Indonesian bay leaf, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to Indochina and Malaysia. The leaves of the plant are traditionally used as a food flavouring, and have been shown to kill the spores of "Bacillus cereus". The leaves may be used dried or fresh in the cuisine of Sumatra, Java, Madura, or Bali. The tree grows from lower to higher elevation up to 1400 meters. The tree can grow up to 25 meters of
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