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  • The capparis spinosa is a common desert-growth and the sticks about a span long (usually called Miswák), are sold in quantities at Meccah after being dipped in Zemzem water.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • He folded the money and tucked it away, then promised to plant Salvia spinosa for us next year.

    Scents & Sensibility 2007

  • In ogni circostanza della vostra vita spesso difficile, talora spinosa, volgete lo sguardo alle figure austere dei grandi vescovi della Chiesa di tutti i secoli, dell'oriente e dell'occidente, delle antiche cristianità e delle nuovissime fiorenti diocesi che coronarono il servizio missionario dei tempi moderni.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • Linnaeus dubbed blackthorn Prunus spinosa because everything about it is prickly, tart, sour and generally stroppy.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • The degraded stages of these primary forests are low and dense thickets made up of Lantana spinosa, Croton sp.,

    Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests 2007

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    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • Above 950 m, there is a community of deciduous broad-leaved trees, bushes and herbs, including Clethra faberi, Platycarya strobilacea, Lespedeza bicolor, Quercus spinosa and Rosa henryi.

    Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, China 2009

  • He folded the money and tucked it away, then promised to plant Salvia spinosa for us next year.

    Scents & Sensibility 2007

  • Labels: Gay Marriage, joey panto, No On Prop 8, sarah michelle spinosa

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • He folded the money and tucked it away, then promised to plant Salvia spinosa for us next year.

    Scents & Sensibility 2007

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