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Moses-in-the-cradle — /moh ziz in dheuh kray deuhl, moh zis/, n. a plant, Rhoeo spathacea, native to the West Indies and Central America, having leaves with purple undersides and white flowers enclosed in a boat shaped envelope formed by two bracts. Also called Moses… … Universalium
Moses-in-the-cradle — /moh ziz in dheuh kray deuhl, moh zis/, n. a plant, Rhoeo spathacea, native to the West Indies and Central America, having leaves with purple undersides and white flowers enclosed in a boat shaped envelope formed by two bracts. Also called Moses… … Useful english dictionary
moses-in-the-bulrushes — noun see moses on a raft … Useful english dictionary
Oyster Plant — is a common name used for various flowering plants, including: Tragopogon porrifolius (also called Purple Salsify) Mertensia maritima Tradescantia discolor Synonyms: Tradescantia spathacea, Rhoeo spathacea, Rhoeo discolor. Family: Commelinaceae… … Wikipedia
Serpent (symbolism) — Serpent is a word of Latin origin (from serpens, serpentis something that creeps, snake ) that is commonly used in a specifically mythic or religious context, signifying a snake that is to be regarded not as a mundane natural phenomenon nor as an … Wikipedia
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performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
Cosmogony — • By this term is understood an account of how the universe (cosmos) came into being (gonia • gegona = I have become). It differs from cosmology, or the science of the universe, in this: that the latter aims at understanding the actual… … Catholic encyclopedia
