desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
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