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francisella

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A genus of very small, coccoid to ellipsoidal, pleomorphic, nonmotile and nonsporulating, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria. It was named for Edward Francis, who studied the ...

strophanthus

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A genus of woody climbers of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), natives of tropical Asia and Africa. They are the source of arrow poisons. The dried, greenish, ripe seeds (see ...

maple

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A genus, Acer , of broad-leaved, deciduous trees including about 115 species in North America, Asia, Europe, and North Africa. This genus is characterized by simple, opposite, ...

buckeye

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A genus, Aesculus , of deciduous trees or shrubs belonging to the plant order Sapindales. Buckeyes grow in North America, southeast Europe, and eastern Asia to India. The ...

ebony

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A genus, Diospyros , of the ebony family, containing more than 250 species. Some species are important for succulent fruits, such as date plum, kaki plum, and persimmon, and ...

beech

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A genus, Fagus , of deciduous trees of the beech family, Fagaceae, order Fagales. They can best be distinguished by their long (often more than 1 in. or 2.5 cm), slender, scaly ...

ash

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A genus, Fraxinus , of deciduous trees of the olive family Oleaceae, order Scrophulariales, which have opposite, pinnate leaflets, except in one species, F . anomala , which ...

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