(in Hindi, Bharat; official designation, Republic of India). India is a state in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean basin. It is situated along the most important air and sea routes linking the countries of South and Southeast Asia with Europe and Africa. The maximum length of the ...
FestivalsThe tradition of celebrating festivals goes back to the Vedic period. The scriptures and works of literature of this era are replete with references to festivals. These were the celebrations in honour of gods, rivers, trees, mountains, and seasons like spring, and monsoon. These were th...
The tree is widely grown for fodder, but the trees can be browsed. Alkaloids and other secondary plant compounds in the leaves, flowers and pods are extremely toxic to non-ruminants, such as pigs and poultry, and these animals should be kept away from S. siamea plantations. Fuel Dense, ...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Ghats (redirected fromGhats (mountains)) Dictionary Ghats(gŏts)[Hindi,=steps], two mountain ranges of S India, paralleling the coasts of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal and forming two sides of the ...
In a revision of her 2011 doctoral dissertation at Ghent University, Verbeke examines a certain construction in the Indo-Aryan language Hindi-Urdu that has long attracted the attention of linguists because it is rare among languages in the Indo-European family. She elucidates the structure and form...
scars occur 2-3 per node. Neighboring leaf scars on the same node are not connected by lines and there are no stipular scars. Southern catalpa stem periderm is light reddish brown to grey in color. Periderm on young trees begins smooth and thin, eventually flaking off into thin, narrow ...
Cinnamon:McCormick Cinnamon begins as bark peeled from the base of cinnamon trees grown in Indonesia. We are the only company to have facilities there. This means we are able to clean, dry and sort right there and not wait to be imported to US. The trees must be at least 15 years old...
Sanskrit dáça > Hindi/Urdudas Greekdeka protomeans ‘old’ in Greek * means the form was reconstructed, not attested. > means ‘became’ Indo-European languages are classified into 11 major groups, 2 of which are extinct, comprising 449 languages (Ethnologue). ...
Trees in urban areas can cool the air by up to 5°C, reducing air conditioning needs by 25 per cent. Urban trees provide multiple health benefits such as cleaner water. They also clean the air and reduce flooding among many other benefits. ...
[Camera: Misatel hides behind the trees.] Mixelopter: Oh! It's my fault. But wait! (Rainbow raised.) There's one more! [Cut: Mixelopter bows to the students.] Students: Oh my God, we're lost! [A second head emerges from Mixelopter's chest and the students run away.] Teacher...