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Subjects term Scope note Archival description count People & Organisations count
Caesalpinia Plum. ex L.
  • a genus of usually small spiny tropical trees (family Leguminosae) having evenly bipinnate leaves and small whitish-green, yellow, or reddish flowers in showy racemes
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Butterflies

Use for: Papilionoidea

  • any of numerous slender-bodied diurnal lepidopteran insects including one superfamily (Papilionoidea) with broad often brightly colored wings and usually another superfamily comprising the skippers
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buildings
  • Here are entered works on the process of construction. General works on structures or edifices are entered under [Buildings.] Works on the design and style of structures are entered under [Architecture.]
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Bryophytes (1)

Use for: mosses, liverworts, hornworts

  • traditional name for any nonvascular seedless plant—namely, any of the mosses (division Bryophyta), hornworts (division Anthocerotophyta), and liverworts (division Marchantiophyta). Most bryophytes lack complex tissue organization, yet they show considerable diversity in form and ecology. They are widely distributed throughout the world and are relatively small compared with most seed-bearing plants.
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Bryocarpum Hook.f. & Thomson
  • A genus of flowering plants
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Bromeliaceae Juss.
  • A plant family. Members of Bromeliaceae are herbaceous evergreen perennials with simple spirally arranged leaves. Commonly known as the pineapple family.
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bridges
  • structure that spans horizontally between supports, whose function is to carry vertical loads.
  • a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle (such as a river)
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Brassicaceae Burnett

Use for: Cruciferae

  • Family of flowering plants (order Brassicales). The family includes many plants of economic importance that have been extensively altered and domesticated by humans, especially those of the genus Brassica, which includes cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, kohlrabi, napa cabbage, turnip, and rutabaga.
  • Other important agricultural crops in the family include horseradish, radish, and white mustard. A number of species—such as basket-of-gold, candytuft, and honesty—are grown as ornamentals, and some members of the family are considered invasive species in regions outside their native range.
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Botany, Plant Collecting (1)

Use for: plant hunting, plant collecting

  • The acquisition of plant specimens for the purposes of research, cultivation, or as a hobby. Plant specimens may be kept alive, but are more commonly dried and pressed to preserve the quality of the specimen.
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Botany, Pathology (1)

Use for: plant diseases, plant pathology, phytopathology

  • a branch of botany concerned with the diseases of plants
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