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more info Halle-an-der-Saale, n.
a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries
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more info Hallel, n.
(Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
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more info Halley, n.
English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742)
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more info Hallowe'en, n.
the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
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more info Halloween, n.
the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
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more info Hallowmas, n.
a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
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more info Hallowmass, n.
a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
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more info Halocarpus, n.
dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium
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more info Halocarpus bidwilli, n.
more info Halogeton glomeratus, n.
a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content
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more info Halogeton souda, n.
Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
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more info Haloragaceae, n.
more info Haloragidaceae, n.
more info Hals, n.
Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)
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more info Ham, n.
(Old Testament) son of Noah
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more info Hamamelidaceae, n.
more info Hamamelidae, n.
a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder
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more info Hamamelidanthum, n.
genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region
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more info Hamamelidoxylon, n.
genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel
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more info Hamamelis, n.
deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel
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more info Hamamelis vernalis, n.
fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring
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more info Hamamelis virginiana, n.
common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen
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more info Hamamelites, n.
genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel
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more info Haman, n.
(Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
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more info Hamas, n.
a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing
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more info Hamburg, n.
a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
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more info Hamburg parsley, n.
parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip
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more info Hamelia erecta, n.
handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
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more info Hamelia patens, n.
handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
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more info Hamelin, n.
a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper
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