Poison parsnip — Parsnip Pars nip (p[aum]rs n[i^]p), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.] (Bot.) The aromatic and edible spindle shaped root of the cultivated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
European spindle — Taxobox name = PAGENAME image width = 250px image caption = European Spindle ( Euonymus europaeus ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Celastrales familia = Celastraceae genus = Euonymus species = E. europaeus … Wikipedia
Paclitaxel — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2α,4α,5β,7β,10β,13α) 4,10 bis(acetyloxy) … Wikipedia
Taxane — The taxanes are diterpenes produced by the plants of the genus Taxus (yews). As their name suggests, they were first derived from natural sources, but some have been synthesized artificially. Taxanes include paclitaxel and docetaxel. Paclitaxel… … Wikipedia
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List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… … Wikipedia
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List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
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RAID — This article is about the data storage technology. For other uses, see Raid (disambiguation). RAID, an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks (originally Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks),[1] is a storage… … Wikipedia