Old-house borer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
old house borer — noun : a cerambycid beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) originally European but now established in the United States whose larvae feed on dry coniferous wood and frequently do serious damage to old rafters and flooring … Useful english dictionary
Stone borer — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
Genetically modified food — Genetically modified foods (GM foods or GMO foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These… … Wikipedia
Hop (plant) — Taxobox name = Hop image width = 240px image caption = Common Hop plant ( Humulus lupulus ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Cannabaceae genus = Humulus genus authority = L. subdivision… … Wikipedia
tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening … Universalium
List of introduced species — A complete List of introduced species for even quite small areas of the world would be dauntingly long. Humans have introduced more different species to new environments than any single document can hope to record. The following list of… … Wikipedia
Gefilte Fisch — Gefilte Fisch, manchmal auch Gefillte Fisch (jiddisch געפילטע פיש, deutsch „Gefüllter Fisch“, wörtlich „gefüllte Fische“)[1] ist ein bei aschkenasischen Juden beliebtes kaltes Fischgericht, das am Schabbat, an Feiertagen und zu besonderen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sugarcane — Taxobox name = Sugarcane image width = 250px image caption = Cut sugar cane regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae genus = Saccharum genus authority = L. subdivision ranks = Species… … Wikipedia