Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small genus of plants of the natural order Saxifragaceæ, tribe Escallonieæ.
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Examples
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'My tear poy,' Darco answered, 'if you haf cot a new way of bantling an old itea you are ferry lucky.
Despair's Last Journey David Christie Murray
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"If ve are to gif up te itea of vorking out the gase," acquiesced the professor, "vy I agree vith the chutche."
Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Herbert Quick 1893
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The adult female removes circular portions from the soft leaves of plants such as redbud, katsura, itea and roses, then uses these discs to line the holes of nests where individual eggs are laid.
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"Te tifision into gategories," broke in the professor, "according to te brinciples of lotchik was te chutche's itea.
Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Herbert Quick 1893
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