10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCALE-LIKE»
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Catalogues of Electrical Supplies
Ltet No. U»t Price. 2625 No 12. Scale 200 to 1,200 volte ; scale like No. 8 with ten
times the value (10 volte) per division. each ................................. $ No. 18. Scale
800 to 1 .800 volts ; scale like No. 9 with i», times the value (10 volts) per division,
...
Western Electric Company, 1898
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The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the ...
Leaves whorled, scale-like. Inflorescence a catkin. Flowers unisexual. Perianth
apparently absent. Stamen 1, Ovary of 2 united carpels, naked; ovules 2, parietal;
styles 2, free. Fruit of samaras in woody cones. Four genera, with about 80 ...
James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey, 2011
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A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 Vols.)
Leaves alternate to helically arranged, consisting of 3 types, scale-like, subulate,
and linear. Pollen cones terminal, solitary. Seed cones terminal, solitary, pyriform
to obovate; bract-scale complexes obovate-oblong, connate but parting slightly ...
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Trees of North America
Lvs scale-like; cone not berry-like -» 22. 22. Lvs scale-like keeled and decussate
giving branchlet 4-angled appearance; cones woody, 6-12 peltate scales, 5-20
seeds per scale Cupressus p. 33 22. Lvs scale-like, opposite and flattened giving
...
Keith Rushforth, Charles Hollis, 2006
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The European Garden Flora: Dicotyledons (Part I)
Leaves scale-like, whorled at the nodes, bases joined to form a short sheath.
Inflorescence catkin-like, of alternating whorls of scale-like bracts each with 2
lateral bracteoles and a single unisexual flower; flowers wind-pollinated. Fruit a '
cone' ...
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The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California
Specimens with pollen-producing cones only; ovule/seed-producing structures
unavailable 2. Lvs opposite or whorled 3. Stsjointed at nodes, the internodes [
main sites of photosynthesis] long, ± green; lvs dry, scale-like, often early
deciduous, ...
Bruce G. Baldwin, Douglas H. Goldman, 2012
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Flora of the South West: Dicotyledons
Leaves shed early, scale-like, narrowly ovate to ovate, 0.7-1.7 mm long and 0.5-
0.8 mm wide, pointed. Inflorescence of 5-15 flowers. the tip sometimes continuing
to grow as a vegetative shoot; bracts shed fairly early, scale- like, Flowers ...
Judith Roderick Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, Margaret Lewington, 2002
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The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California
INFL cyme-like, subglabrous; lower bracts lf-like and scale-like, reduced upward;
involucres slender- stalked (few lateral), 2-3 mm, ribbed, glabrous, teeth 5. FL:
perianth 1-2 mm, white to rose, glabrous. FR 2-2.5 mm, glabrous. UNCOMMON.
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The Jepson Desert Manual: Vascular Plants of Southeastern ...
W&I. minis; NV. May-Oct E. parishii S. Watson (p. 433) [Group 2] Ann 10-50 cm,
densely and finely branched, LVS basal; blade 20-60 mm. ± oblanceolate,
coarsely hairy. INFL cyme-like, open, slender, glandular above nodes; bracts
scale-like; ...
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Junipers of the World: The Genus Juniperus, 4th Edition
Leaves not acicular (not jointed at the base), but decurrent (with a sheath and
blade), scale-like and whip (decurrent with tips free), flowers terminal 7a All
leaves whip type (decurrent with tips free), no scale-like leaves 8a. Procumbent
shrubs ...
Dr. Robert P. Adams, 2014
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCALE-LIKE»
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New tough but flexible fish scale-like bulletproof clothing material for …
Washington: A team of researchers has come up with a revolutionary material that has superior anti-penetration properties while remaining flexible. The new ... «Zee News, Mar 15»
3D printed fish scale-like material could be the spacesuit of the future
Could fish – and more specifically, their scales – protect us from bullets and space debris? According to a recent discovery at the Technion, the answer is quite ... «Geektime, Mar 15»
Dancing Dragon Towers Will Have A Breathable, Scale-Like Skin
The towers, 88- and 77-stories respectively, will a breathable, scale-like skin of glass panels that will act as a working air-circulation system. [Inhabitat]. For each ... «Gizmodo Australia, May 12»
Enter the Dragons: Architects unveil twin Korean towers with lizard …
Dancing Dragons' scale-like skin actually 'breathes' - gaps between its overlapping panels feature operable 600-mm vents through which air can circulate, ... «Daily Mail, May 12»
Krokodil: Russia's Designer Drug That Will Eat Your Flesh
The clips often spotlight the gore factor, displaying the gangrene, exposed bones, and scale-like skin that lent the drug its name. What makes people use a drug ... «io9, Nov 11»
Camouflage Scales Make Tanks Almost Invisible
Adaptiv features a number of scale-like thermal screens that are approximately the size of an adult human's hand. It would take approximately 1000 of these ... «Tom's Guide, Sep 11»
