FAVELLA

Fa*vel"la, n. Etym: [NL., prob. from L. favus a honeycomb.] (Bot.)

Definition: A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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