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  • 1crown-of-the-field — n. a European annual ({Agrostemma githago}) having large trumpet shaped reddish purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America. Syn: corn cockle, corncockle, corn cockle, corn campion,… …

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  • 2crown-of-the-field — noun European annual having large trumpet shaped reddish purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America • Syn: ↑corn cockle, ↑corn campion, ↑Agrostemma githago • Hypernyms: ↑weed •… …

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  • 3Weed control — is the botanical component of pest control, stopping weeds from reaching a mature stage of growth when they could be harmful to domesticated plants and livestock by physical and chemical methods. In order to reduce weed growth, many weed control… …

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  • 4The Witch Saga — is a 6 part fantasy novel series by author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. The books deal with supernatural forces, specifically; witchcraft. Witch s Sister , the first book in the series, was adapted into an episode of the television series, Big Blue… …

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  • 5The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… …

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  • 6The Dan Patrick Show — Genre Sports talk Created by Dan Patrick Starring Dan Patrick Paul Paulie Pabst Patrick Seton O Connor Todd Fritzy Fritz Andrew McLovin Perloff Country of origin Unite …

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  • 7Weed — This article is about plants specifically called weeds. For other uses, see Weed (disambiguation). See also: Invasive species and Volunteer (botany) Contents …

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  • 8The School for Field Studies — (SFS) is the USA s oldest and largest undergraduate environmental study abroad program. [http://www.petersons.com/stdyabrd/select/f1311250.asp] Through its network of field stations, SFS has been teaching students how to address critical… …

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  • 9Weed — /weed/, n. Thurlow /therr loh/, 1797 1882, U.S. journalist and politician. * * * Any plant growing where it is not wanted. On land under cultivation, weeds compete with crops for water, light, and nutrients. On rangelands and in pastures, weeds… …

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  • 10Weed — Weed, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we[ o]d, wi[ o]d, akin to OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] One rushing forth out of …

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