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The knapweed. The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.
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The kneepan. A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap.
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The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the Scandinavian group, and is more nearly allied to the Old Norse than any other language now spoken.
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The lark. 1. A frolic; a jolly time. 2. Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudidae). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus Otocoris. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and usually, dull, sandy brown colors.
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The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop.
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The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
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