Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name given in Assam to one of the wild silkworms, which feeds on the castor-oil bean, and is more frequently domesticated than the other native varieties.
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Slide 20: Eri Silk The word eri is a derivative from Sanskrit nomenclature for castor plant, eranada.
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The genus name > I > Erigeron comes from he Greek "eri" (early) and "geron" (old man), referring to the grayed and hairy fluff (pappus) attached to the top of the seeds.
Find Me A Cure 2009
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The group's director in Israel Amnon Be'eri-Sulitizeanu says that is both a rarity and a strength in Israel's highly polarized society, where one's group affiliation - Muslim-Jew, secular-religious, rightist-leftist - can create toxic mistrust among citizens and disastrous misunderstandings by policymakers.
Abraham Fund Co-Existence Week Winds Down In New York City 2010
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Be'eri-Sulitizeanu says this has resulted in a situation where Arab towns are either over-policed to prevent political violence, or under-policed in areas where community crimes such as drugs, theft and even intra-Arab murder are involved.
Abraham Fund Co-Existence Week Winds Down In New York City 2010
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The group's director in Israel Amnon Be'eri-Sulitizeanu says that is both a rarity and a strength in Israel's highly polarized society, where one's group affiliation - Muslim-Jew, secular-religious, rightist-leftist - can create toxic mistrust among citizens and disastrous misunderstandings by policymakers.
Abraham Fund Co-Existence Week Winds Down In New York City 2010
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European Pressphoto Agency A Tiwa tribal woman inspected eri silk cocoons in the northeastern Indian village of Morten, in Assam state, Saturday.
India in Pictures 2011
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Be'eri-Sulitizeanu says this has resulted in a situation where Arab towns are either over-policed to prevent political violence, or under-policed in areas where community crimes such as drugs, theft and even intra-Arab murder are involved.
Abraham Fund Co-Existence Week Winds Down In New York City 2010
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Bolletti-eri once trained -- and lost, to their "coaching" fathers -- both Seles and Williams.
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Are you one of the Ameri-conned? by Hal Smith on Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 8: 56: 02 AM
Ameri-conned 2008
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Kujuta nüüd ette, et selles korteris elab naine ja erinevatel nädalapäevadel veedab ta seal eri meestega aega - ilusad inimesed kõik - ja tundub, et mitte ainult rõdul.
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2008
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