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ERUCIFROM
E*ru"ci*from, a. Etym: [Eruca + -form.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the form of a caterpillar; -- said of insect larvæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYCAMORE
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
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