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  common - Definition by HyperDictionary.com
{Common nuisance} (Law), that which is deleterious to the health or comfort or sense of decency of the community at large.
{Common prayer}, the liturgy of the Church of England, or of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States, which all its clergy are enjoined to use.
{Common because of} {vicinage or neighborhood}, the right of the inhabitants of each of two townships, lying contiguous to each other, which have usually intercommoned with one another, to let their beasts stray into the other's fields.
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 OSIER - LoveToKnow Article on OSIER
osaria, auxaria, a bundle of osier or willow twigs), the common term under which are included the various species, varieties and hybrids of the genus Salix, used in the manufacture of baskets.
The chief species in cultivation are: Salix viminalis (the common osier) and S. triandra, S. amygdalina, S. purpurea and S. fragilis, which botanically are willows and not osiers.
Some harder varieties, known as stone osiers and raised on drier upland soils, are peeled and used for fine work.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OS/OSIER.htm   (913 words)

  
 * Osier - (Plants): Definition
Osier (Salix Viminalis) - A distinct and native Willow, frequent in wet places in woods and Osier beds, rarely planted in gardens, the leaves and branches are very fine in form.
Common Name:Pawpaw, Paw Paw, Papaw, Poor Man's Banana, Hoosier Banana, etc. (In Australia the tropical papaya, Carica papaya, is also known as Pawpaw)...
Some smaller species may also be known by the common names osier and sallow; the latter name is derived from the same root as the (Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome) Latin salix...
en.mimi.hu /plants/osier.html   (392 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Willow
Willow, common name for a small family of woody flowering plants, and for certain trees of its representative genera.
Twigs of the common osier are grown for use in basketmaking, and the light but dent-resistant wood of other willows is used for artificial limbs, wooden shoes, and cricket bats.
The common osier is classified as Salix viminalis, the weeping willow as Salix babylonica, and the pussywillow as Salix discolor.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761570521/willow.html   (476 words)

  
 Willow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Willows are very cross-fertile and numerous hybrids are known, both naturally occurring and in cultivation.
Some smaller species may also be known by the common names osier and sallow; the latter name is derived from the same root as the Latin salix.
The White Willow (Salix alba) is a widespread European species, which has become naturalised on many other parts of the world; it is a tree up to 30 m tall.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Osier   (601 words)

  
 In Leaf On-Line Garden Magazine
The most common member of the gesneriad group is the African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) which is from the Tanzania and Kenya region of east Africa.
This gave rise to the common name of African violet which give the impression that this plant is a true violet.
The Osier cultivar 'Flaviramea' is bright yellow and both are hardy to Zone 2.
www.thecopperleaf.com /inleaf/html/issue3.html   (3745 words)

  
 Willow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Willows are sometimes referred to as sallows (grey sallow, eared sallow) or osiers (common osier, purple osier), but they are all willows.
The fastest growing species are common osier or an osier hybrid, but almost any species of willow will grow easily from a cutting.
Use the faster growing species with long thins rods; common osier, white and crack willow are ideal and some of the osier hybrids.
www.forest-education.org /projects/willow   (1247 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
}} {{Taxobox_end}} The '''Common Osier''' (''Salix viminalis'') also known simply as '''Osier''', is a many-branched shrubby species of willow (''Salix'').
It is one of the least variable willows, but it will hybridise with others.
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Common Osier.
www.mauspfeil.net /Common_Osier.html   (203 words)

  
 Red Osier Dogwood, Cornus sericea
Red Osier Dogwood is widespread and variable; similar populations have been considered variously as separate but interbreeding species, subspecies, and varieties.
Common in the northeastern and midwestern US in previously glaciated areas; south of these where site conditions are favorable.
Rooted cuttings or nursery-grown seedlings are easily established on moist, well-drained soils and grow rapidly.
www.rook.org /earl/bwca/nature/shrubs/cornusser.html   (1122 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - osier
Osier, common name applied to various species of willow.
The twigs and branches of the osier are used in making baskets and wicker furniture.
Scientific classification: Willows make up the family Salicaceae.
encarta.msn.com /osier.html   (72 words)

  
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He also tries to dispel the common belief that asbestos comes not from the hair of the fire-rodent (salamander), but from the fibers of the mineral-like coal in northern China, that is burnt and woven into cloth.
He claimed to be a prophet and began to play with fire and walk on it or threw his tunic on it and it would put out the flames.
But what was common knowledge a hundred years ago is not so obvious now.
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 Fa. C. Esveld English common names with their scientific names   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Here you will find a list containing 1652 English common names with the scientific (Latin) names that these plants have.
This list shows again the importance of the scientific names: it is a normal occurrence that a certain common name is used for an entire group of plants!
Ordering using common names is therefor not possible.
www.esveld.nl /engnaam.htm   (133 words)

  
 Willow
Perhaps the most commercial of the Willows are those of the genus called Osiers and a significant industry has developed from the use of its wood.
Perhaps the most common magickal use of the Willow is the making of Wands, for all the Willow's qualities are naturally contained within the wood, though you may wish to charge or empower certain aspects of its qualities for specific uses.
By wearing a piece of Willow (as in the popular song "All around my hat I will wear the green Willow") a person will be able to access all the levels of their grief, and be able to move through these levels to gain healing and inner strength.
www.controverscial.com /Willow.htm   (2759 words)

  
 botany/salix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Some grow naturally in the arctic and alpine regions.
The common name for this group and also the old Latin name is, Willow.
Most Willows grow rapidly and are fairly short-lived.
www.botany.com /salix.html   (972 words)

  
 William Dickes Artworks and Fine Art at arthistorynet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Beauty in Common Things, Illustrated by Twelve Drawings from Nature by Mrs.
Blackberry or Common Bramble, on page 3 in the book Beauty in Common Things, Illustrated by Twelve Drawings from Nature by Mrs.
Palm, Withy, or Common Osier, on page 19 in the book Beauty in Common Things, Illustrated by Twelve Drawings from Nature by Mrs.
www.absolutearts.com /masters/d/dickes-william-works.html   (484 words)

  
 Define common osier : powered by In Dictionary (InDicitonary.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Define common osier : powered by In Dictionary (InDicitonary.com)
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common osier n : willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn: hemp willow, velvet osier, Salix viminalis]
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 Complete Harvard Forest Bibliography by Date
Elevated CO reduces light competition in stands of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia).
Three Frontiers of the Southern Yucatán Peninsular Region and SYPR Project.
Effect of elevated CO on interactions between the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and the common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca.
harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu /publications/hfbiblio_by_date.html   (13251 words)

  
 William Dickes
- Beauty in Common Things, Illustrated by Twelve Drawings from Nature by Mrs.
- Blackberry or Common Bramble, on page 3 in the book Beauty in Common Things, Illustrated by Twelve Drawings from Nature by Mrs.
- Palm, Withy, or Common Osier, on page 19 in the book Beauty in Common Things, Illustrated by Twelve Drawings from Nature by Mrs.
wwar.com /masters/d/dickes-william-works.html   (499 words)

  
 Recommended Reading   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
I will update this list as I continue to read and explore the world of language.
Bickham, Jack: The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
Ochoa, George and Osier, Jeffrey: Writer's Guide To Creating A Science Fiction Universe
www.galenorn.com /teashop/default.asp?body=asrrlist.htm   (301 words)

  
 A Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia
GLENELG is one of the most common palindromic geographic names worldwide.
So if you see it on a transparent sticker on a glass door (and I've seen many such doors in Czechoslovakia), it's interesting to see people pulling doors from both sides..."
Common personal names include ADA, ANNA, ASA, AVA, BOB, CEC (for Cecil), ELLE, EVE, HANNAH, LIL, NAN, OTTO, VIV, and VYV.
members.aol.com /gulfhigh2/words5.html   (2191 words)

  
 Gerstein Lab Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A high productivity/low maintenance approach to high-performance computation for biomedicine: four case studies.
N Carriero, MV Osier, KH Cheung, PL Miller, M Gerstein, H Zhao, B Wu, S Rifkin, J Chang, H Zhang, K White, K Williams, M Schultz (2005) J Am Med Inform Assoc 12: 90-8.
Structural genomics analysis: characteristics of atypical, common, and horizontally transferred folds.
papers.gersteinlab.org   (4620 words)

  
 common osier - Definition of common osier by Webster's Online Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
common osier - Definition of common osier by Webster's Online Dictionary
common osier - willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry
genus Salix, hemp willow, osier, Salix, Salix viminalis, velvet osier
www.webster-dictionary.org /definition/common%20osier   (42 words)

  
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 Old Computer Books for Sale
Teach yourself Delphi 3 in 14 days, by Osier, Batson and Grobman, Borland Press, SAMS Publishing © 1997, ISBN 0-672-31114-3, like new.
Common LISP - The Language, by Guy L. Steele Jr., Digital Press, ISBN 0-932376-41-X, 4lbs, $20
Common LISP - The Language, Second Edition, by Guy L. Steele Jr., Digital Press, ISBN 1-55558-041-6, 5lbs, $29
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