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- 1. the hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber: "a block of wood" Similar
- 2. an area of land, smaller than a forest, that is covered with growing trees: "a thick hedge divided the wood from the field" Similar
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1 day ago · Basics. Proportional representation refers to the general principle found in any electoral system in which the popularly chosen subgroups (parties) of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. [1] To achieve that intended effect, proportional electoral systems need to either have more than one seat in each district (e.g ...
1 day ago · Ammonia has been used to darken quartersawn white oak in Arts & Crafts and Mission-style furniture. Ammonia fumes react with the natural tannins in the wood and cause it to change colour. Safety The world's longest ammonia pipeline (roughly 2400 km long), running from the TogliattiAzot plant in Russia to Odesa in Ukraine
1 day ago · e. The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh [a] ( ⫽ tɑːˈnɑːx ⫽; [1] Hebrew: תַּנַ״ךְ Tānāḵ ), also known in Hebrew as Miqra ( ⫽ miːˈkrɑː ⫽; Hebrew: מִקְרָא Mīqrāʾ. . ), is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, comprising the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim. Different branches of Judaism and ...
1 day ago · History of Michigan By year Pre-statehood U.S. Civil War Since 1900 Topics: Cities - Politics Michigan portal Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North America. Founded as a New France fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with U.S. settlement around the Great ...
1 day ago · Columbia University. / 40.80750°N 73.96194°W / 40.80750; -73.96194. Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, [6] is a private, Ivy League, research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher ...
1 day ago · French ( français, French: [fʁɑ̃sɛ], or langue française, French: [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz], or by some speakers, French: [lɑ̃ŋ fʁɑ̃sɛ]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul ...
1 day ago · Some species or genera commonly categorized as pests include the Argentine ant, immigrant pavement ant, yellow crazy ant, banded sugar ant, pharaoh ant, red wood ant, black carpenter ant, odorous house ant, red imported fire ant, and European fire ant. Some ants will raid stored food, some will seek water sources, others may damage indoor structures, some may damage agricultural crops directly ...
