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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, the deltoid muscle. See
deltoid , n. - noun [capitalized] [Used as a plural.] In entomology, a division of nocturnal Lepidoptera; the deltoid Lepidoptera of early entomologists, inexactly corresponding with the pyralid moths or family Pyralidæ of later systems.
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The result was the spread of a now ubiquitous, lanky hybrid of the American Populus deltoides and European Populus nigra, aka Poplar Hybrid 107.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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The result was the spread of a now ubiquitous, lanky hybrid of the American Populus deltoides and European Populus nigra, aka Poplar Hybrid 107.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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The result was the spread of a now ubiquitous, lanky hybrid of the American Populus deltoides and European Populus nigra, aka Poplar Hybrid 107.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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There are specialists in loose sand such as dune evening primrose (Oenothera deltoides) and sand verbena (Abronia villosa), and others are restricted to rocky soils, such as most caterpillar weeds (Phacelia spp.).
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Characteristic woody species include Diospyros dichrophylla, Euphorbia triangularis, Rhus dentata, and Senecio deltoides.
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Moist sites are dominated by red maple, elms (Ulmus spp.) eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides), and ashes (Fraxinus spp.).
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Cottonwood, Plains Populus deltoides var occidentalis 177
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Cottonwood, Plains Populus deltoides var occidentalis 177
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Cottonwood, Plains Populus deltoides var occidentalis 177
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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_ A species of Carnation which grows wild in the crannies of Cheddar-cliffs: a variety of the _Dianthus deltoides_; it has an elegant smell.
The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire James Jennings
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