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- proper noun A group of
islands in theNorth Atlantic : theAzores , theCanary Islands ,Cape Verde ,Madeira and the Savage Islands
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Its distribution is now limited to a few sites in Macaronesia, and even here is largely in an altered and highly reduced state.
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Tall tree species compose the canopy; most belong to the Lauraceae family (Apollonias barbujana, Laurus azorica, Ocotea foetans, and Persea indica) and are endemic to Macaronesia.
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These islands, along with the Azores and the Cape Verde group, are part of what geographers call Macaronesia.
SFGate: Top News Stories home@sfchronicle.com (Joe Eaton 2010
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These islands, along with the Azores and the Cape Verde group, are part of what geographers call Macaronesia.
SFGate: Top News Stories home@sfchronicle.com (Joe Eaton 2010
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The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago located in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa, opposite Mauritania and Senegal.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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These islands, along with the Azores and the Cape Verde group, are part of what geographers call Macaronesia.
SFGate: Top News Stories home@sfchronicle.com (Joe Eaton 2010
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Located in the Macaronesia eco region of North Atlantic
Release The Hounds patrdj5ssa 2010
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These islands, along with the Azores and the Cape Verde group, are part of what geographers call Macaronesia.
SFGate: Top News Stories home@sfchronicle.com (Joe Eaton 2010
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Located in the Macaronesia eco region of North Atlantic
Release The Hounds jasonw93 2010
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These islands, along with the Azores and the Cape Verde group, are part of what geographers call Macaronesia.
SFGate: Top News Stories home@sfchronicle.com (Joe Eaton 2010
Prolagus commented on the word Macaronesia
From the Ancient Greek μακάρων νῆσοι, "islands of the fortunate".
March 15, 2011
bilby commented on the word Macaronesia
Wot, not "islands of macaroni"?
*is cheesed off*
March 16, 2011