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- The Tree of Life is a universal symbol found in many religious traditions. In the Hebrew Bible it is directly mentioned in the Book of Genesis ...17 KB (2,857 words) - 16:43, 2 May 2023
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- Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) is a species of banyan fig, characterized ... Two famous representatives of sacred fig are the Bodhi tree and the ...10 KB (1,612 words) - 20:37, 17 April 2023
- , dendron, "tree"; grc|χρόνος , khronos, "time ... , -logia) or tree-ring dating is a method of scientific dating based ...10 KB (1,580 words) - 09:41, 28 January 2024
- The Tree of Life is a universal symbol found in many religious traditions. In the Hebrew Bible it is directly mentioned in the Book of Genesis ...17 KB (2,857 words) - 16:43, 2 May 2023
- with its teachings derived from the books of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism ... by the concern for the preservation of a Bodhi tree on the current ...12 KB (1,829 words) - 20:14, 13 September 2023
- Arborvitae is the common name for any of the coniferous evergreen ... The name arborvitae comes from the Latin for "tree of life." ...9 KB (1,376 words) - 06:13, 12 August 2023
- Aspens are trees of the willow family (Salicaceae) and comprise one ... to wobble back and forth, giving the whole tree a "twinkling" appearance ...9 KB (1,368 words) - 04:51, 18 August 2023
- rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished ... Examples of shrubs include the lilac, forsythia, and azalea. ...10 KB (1,205 words) - 14:30, 27 January 2023
- based on 16s rDNA as presented on the Tree of Life website (Sogin 2006). ... and eukaryote trees based on 16s rDNA. Tree of Life Website. ...8 KB (1,051 words) - 13:09, 10 March 2023
- * Tree of Life Web Project (TOL). 1995. Endopterygota. Insects with ... * Tree of Life Web Project (TOL). 1995. Hemipteroid Assemblage Tree ...10 KB (1,256 words) - 04:33, 11 March 2023
- Papaya is a palm-like, soft-stemmed, evergreen tree, Carica papaya ... useful in tenderizing meat and for treatment of indigestion (Herbst 2001; Prior ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 07:31, 18 November 2022
- Baobab is the common name for any of the deciduous trees comprising ... Other common names include boab, boaboa, bottle tree (for their capacity ...12 KB (1,766 words) - 05:47, 15 June 2023
- Melaleuca is a genus of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae ... worldwide. One well-known melaleuca, the Ti tree (or "tea tree") ...18 KB (2,562 words) - 04:18, 9 November 2022
- Fir is the common name for any of the evergreen trees comprising the ... not true firs, also have the common name of fir, such as the Douglas fir ...9 KB (1,400 words) - 19:50, 26 March 2024
- state, India, sits next to the holy Bodhi tree, which sits on the western ... for Buddhism. It is considered the navel of the earth, the place that will ...12 KB (1,844 words) - 05:24, 5 November 2022
- In Greek mythology, a nymph, from the Latin word nympha, is any member ... the earth, they were seen to be care givers of the land and life in general ...13 KB (2,065 words) - 19:37, 17 November 2022
- Spruce is the common name for any of the various coniferous evergreen ... Spruce trees provide a number of important values for human beings ...11 KB (1,545 words) - 16:15, 8 February 2023
- Fig is the common name given to any vine, shrub, or tree in the genus ... the most well known species, other examples of figs include the banyans and ...16 KB (2,692 words) - 19:39, 26 March 2024
- Balsa is the common name for a fast-growing, tropical American tree ... provides innumerable uses, from use in life preservers and floats, to ...6 KB (941 words) - 04:22, 11 January 2023
- In botany, the term evergreen refers to a tree, shrub, or other plant ... a few months (following a constant process of new leaves being grown and ...11 KB (1,564 words) - 04:53, 6 April 2021
- or unfused with the ovary wall. Examples of such true nuts include acorns ... By either definition, nuts advance a plant's individual purpose ...9 KB (1,485 words) - 10:12, 11 March 2023
