7 Terms
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vaccinium
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A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
water nymph
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A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides.
thorn
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A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.
ulexite
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A mineral occurring in white rounded crystalline masses. It is a hydrous borate of lime and soda.
underplot
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A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it.
ticpolonga
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A very venomous viper (Daboia Russellii), native of Ceylon and India; -- called also cobra monil.
thole
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A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.
