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  • ...ous.<ref name=rushforth/><ref name=afm2>Mitchell, A. F. (1972). ''Conifers in the British Isles''. Forestry Commission Booklet 33.</ref> ...ones are globose, {{convert|3|-|6|mm}} diameter, and shed their [[pollen]] in early spring. It is mostly [[Plant sexuality|dioecious]], but occasional in
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  • |image_caption = ''Nerium oleander'' in flower ...isonous of commonly grown garden plants, and can be very toxic if ingested in sufficient quantity.
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  • | foundation = [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], [[United Kingdom|UK]] ({{Start date|1768}}) | num_employees = About 400 (300 in Chicago, 100 worldwide)<ref name="employees">{{cite journal| last=Smith| fi
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  • ...ritannica'' became the first encyclopaedia to adopt "continuous revision", in which the encyclopaedia is continually reprinted and every article updated ...up> edition, ''Index'' preface}}</ref> Although publication has been based in the United States since 1901, the ''Britannica'' has maintained [[American
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  • ...pread criticism, the ''Britannica'' restored the Index as a two-volume set in 1985. The core of the ''Propædia'' is its '''Outline of Knowledge''', whi ...ch major discipline, a "roadmap" for a student who wishes to learn a field in its entirety. Finally, the ''Propædia'' serves as an expanded Table of Co
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  • ...me "supplements" (3rd–6th) or undergone drastic re-organizations (15th). In recent years, digital versions of the ''Britannica'' have been developed, b ...[[Cyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences|Cyclopedia]]'' in 1728, which went through multiple editions and awakened publishers to the e
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  • '''''Chambers's Encyclopaedia''''' ([[Edinburgh]], [[W. & R. Chambers]]), 1860-1868, 8vo, 10 vols., 8,283 pages, has no rel ....</ref>), in 10 vols., still further new editions being issued in 1895 and in 1901.
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  • ...ne]] and J. Sutherland Black, is a critical encyclopedia of the [[Bible]]. In Theology/Biblical studies, it is often referenced as ''Enc. Bib.'', or as ' ...fore over half a million words long). It is thus an extremely large work - in PDF form it constitutes a total of about 190 MB of mostly plain text (this
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  • <!--THIS ARTICLE WAS STARTED IN AMERICAN SPELLING. PLEASE KEEP PER WP:ENGVAR--> ...as secondary [[xylem]] in the stems of [[tree]]s (and other woody plants). In a living tree it transfers [[water]] and [[nutrients]] to the [[leaves]] an
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  • ...Organization]] estimates that 300,000 people die from self-harm each year in the Asia-Pacific region alone.<ref name=WHO_factsheet/> Most cases of inten ...nt categories of workers at risk. Extensive use puts agricultural workers in particular at increased risk for pesticide illnesses.<ref>{{cite pmid|12749
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  • ...54), first published in 1888, and subsequently rising to be a major figure in French literature, was favored early on by Charles Ranhofer with this goose ...tartlets all bear her name, as later chefs remembered her for her interest in food.
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  • ...e credited as their founders. A few institutions were named by the founder in honor of a parent, child, spouse, or other close family member. | University was established by the Aga Khan in 1983 as part of the [[Aga Khan Development Network]].<ref>[http://www.aku.e
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  • |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/158803.htm ...age:Butter sculpture.JPG|thumb|300px|Butter sculpture by artist Jim Victor in The [[Great New York State Fair]] 2007]]
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