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Sentence Examples I'm proud of my French heritage and I started to discover my Acadian roots later in life, I guess. The store is also getting back to its Victorian roots with the reintroduction of the 'Divi', which guarantees a cash payout for customers. The total number of primary adventitious roots per plant was closely correlated with corm dry weight. Chicory rhizomes or roots are readily detected, upon fracture, by their radially arranged laticiferous vessels in the bark region. Anger, it should be noted, has etymological roots both in trouble, grief and affliction. In multicellular plants fluxes to and from roots via xylem and phloem further complicate the situation. The need for rationalization arises when there are irrational numbers, surds or roots or complex numbers in the denominator of a fraction. It's more important for a race bike to actively absorb washboard and roots so riders can stay seated, powering the pedals to the finish line. A mixture of tree resin, roots of white lilies and dried human excrement should be applied to the places where the body has been cut open. Bouncing Bet has long been used as a cleaning agent because the roots contain saponin, which lathers with water. This, I notice, has come into leaf which could be an indication that roots have formed. It's a quiet story, affectingly intimate, dealing as it does with family, pride, roots and humility. Their Aymara and Quechua roots go back to the Inca Empire that was conquered by the Spanish conquistadors 500 years ago. Variables were transformed with natural logarithms or square roots to normalize residuals. Plants were washed carefully out of soil and the individual adventitious roots originating from the stem base were removed for testing. The roots of water hemlock, which resemble parsnips, are sometimes eaten accidentally by humans. The roots of this tradition lie with the western, heterosexual androcentric values of the 19th century prescriptive grammar movement. After removal, such stem segments could produce adventitious roots under moist soil conditions, and produce new plants. Some tribes boiled or steamed the large and fleshy roots of ballhead waterleaf with the bulbs of yellow glacier lily. The young parasite then develops a tubercle, with adventitious roots and a shoot. Show More Sentences Pacific waterleaf is a rhizomatous perennial with fleshy roots and a solitary stem that arises from 20-80 cm. Their roots will penetrate cracks in the rock and produce an organic acid that dissolves calcium carbonate. In the exodermis of sunflower, aliphatic suberin is more abundant compared to maize roots grown in aeroponics. Even with such heavily computerised genres such as electro, acid house and original Detroit techno, these roots had still been in evidence. To obtain roots with an exodermis, seedlings were grown in a mist culture using the same nutrient solution. Nematodes are microscopic roundworms that attack plant roots and cause large knots. Mallards are omnivorous, eating seeds, stems, and roots from a variety of aquatic plants, especially sedges, grasses, pondweeds, and smartweeds. I have often thought of that scene in the desert, when Christ, weary and way-worn, sat down, perhaps upon the gnarled roots of some old tree. So of course I had to rediscover my Christmas roots and write a column about it. Oxygen transport from shoot through adventitious roots has been visualized directly. Families are being encouraged to rediscover their roots by using a computer at a family history day this weekend. With countless roots and fallen logs hidden under the brown, knee-deep water, each step is a calculated risk. Both the roots and leaves of the Soapwort contain saponin and when stirred in water produce a lather which may be used for washing. Dig carefully so the roots do not break away from the clump, which results in blind roots. The historical roots of American feminism are overwhelmingly individualistic. This identity has its roots in fear rather than pride and its fruits are conformity, provincialism and a jivey new anti-intellectualism. The philosophical roots of both individualism and collectivism are the same. She weeded fastidiously, removing the plants and roots before they came to maturity, and preparing compost from them. A novel blue-light phototropic response is revealed in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana in microgravity. It is however not anachronic for him to return to his roots in such an obvious way. Show More Sentences Later in the season, wireworms will feed on plant roots and may damage developing potato tubers. If repotting a plant into the same container, check to see if the roots have become root bound and need trimming. To make sure that the roots stay submerged, tie them gently with a piece of string that has been weighted with a stone. Then, after the old soil and dried roots have been removed, the bulb should be repotted. Sometimes your older, established plants will have roots already growing from the segment joints. The issues they raise often have their roots in the past and yet continue to rankle. Harry is an 11-year-old boy unaware his roots lie in the magical world of witchcraft and wizardry. Once feared by the authorities and celebrated by rebels from Notting Hill to Zimbabwe, roots reggae has been sanitised. To an outsider trying to decipher the roots of such conflicts, the situation is, well, Kafkaesque. In so doing, McDowell greatly extends our understanding of the intellectual roots of the Levelers, the Quakers, and the Ranters. Using a pencil, tease out the young plant from the seed tray and make a hole in the compost deep enough to take the roots of the seedling. Basal laterals and taproot laterals were around 20 mm long and basal roots were approximately ten times longer. Oxygen transport from above-ground parts to roots of wetland plants is facilitated by aerenchyma. The root system will have a deteriorated tap-root and lateral roots will only be evident in the upper soil profile. He carefully reconstructs Goodwin's early life, including doing extensive research on his roots in England. Programmed cell death also takes place in the cortex of adventitious roots to form aerenchyma. They have roots in the area yet are worried they may not be able to afford to return to it. So-called adventitious roots grow from a different layer of plant cells than regular, lateral roots. Naaz Hosseini's voice slips from a serene hum to a full-throated wail to a sweet high-pitched lilt, flavored by her roots in Armenia and Persia. The percentage of damaged lateral roots strongly increased with increasing lateral root growth rate. Show More Sentences For propagation, cut off the lateral rosettes with roots during March to April or September to October and plant in ordinary soil. Nicotine and tropane alkaloids are formed in the roots and transported to the aerial parts of the plant. At The Australian, they reminisced about News Corp's Australian roots as Rupert clocked up yet another corporate victory. Find the 2 roots and a continued fraction for a root of these quadratic equations. Chris has roots in the Kilmead area as some of his relatives resided at Moatfield at one time. At this stage, primary roots were approximately 3-4 cm in length and lateral roots had not yet developed. My wanderlust had taken me on a circuitous route but, now I was ready to put down some roots and embark on new dreams, it had led me home. The plants were used for experiments when the lateral roots had been growing for 3 weeks. The results show that lateral roots play an important role in anchorage, and that co-operation between roots may be the most significant factor. The crown and roots of these infected plants turn dark and soft, and the leaves usually wilt. They subsist abstemiously upon wild herbs and fruits and roots and leaves of diverse kinds. A similar pattern was observed for young lateral roots with stronger signals in the mutants that extended beyond the root tip. In plant roots with other types of aerenchyma, lateral root primordia or bases are always surrounded by solid parenchymatous tissue. In Japan the leaves and roots are used for pickles, but the root is also boiled and eaten with yuzu flavoured miso. And as with many social forces in Santa Monica, the roots of this debate can be traced to rent control. In the process of the removal of top-soil, lateral roots of trees are damaged. The tiny mollusks, called orchid or bush snails, feast on surface or lateral roots that would otherwise keep the exotic blooms upright. The panther and cat yowled their fury but the ends of the vines sunk roots for themselves and were immovable. After incubation, the assay solution with roots was filtered and a 1 mL aliquot from each sample was removed to a new tube. Naimark's first work for his candidate's thesis was on the separation of roots of algebraic equations. Show More Sentences This led him to the political and theological right, far from his liberal roots in German Reform Judaism. By tilling and mixing in amendments such as compost, you make the soil crumbly enough for roots to penetrate. In the root mantle, the borings are somewhat ramose and wind around the roots in the ground tissue. The tooth roots are attached to the surrounding alveolar bone of the tooth socket. Where the trunk meets the ground it frays out, and extends a few worm-like roots above the soil. The soil raised the planting beds, lifting plant roots out of the quagmire and allowing excess water to drain away. It was called Alum Root Flower because its roots shared the astringent qualities of species of true alum root. His growling voice, verging on the world-weary, hints at the ancient blues roots of his songs. While Odita's works have roots in patterned geometric abstraction, their choppy contours suggest both turbulence and organic growth. For decades the prevailing theories tell us that the roots of violence lie in deprived environments and abusive parents. He hoped the roots would harbor the fungi and spread them throughout the compost, but the fungi didn't spread well enough. For Ryan, however, the more important component of lindy hop is its roots in black history. Vedic Indians solved square roots in order to build sacrificial altars of the proper size. This momentous shift has combined with the coming of age of human rights advocacy from the grass roots in Western countries. The concoction is made from boiling certain plants and roots found around his home, ranging from wild ginger, turmeric, to salam leaf and cloves. The roots of Japanese mythology are in the Shinto religion, in Taoism and in Zen Buddhism alike. The wetting agent will improve the penetration of water so that it can reach deep down to the roots of the plants. But Kate has clung to her middle-class roots and middle-class ideas of child-rearing defiantly. Another, more speculative hypothesis is that perhaps fungi, which live within the roots of many distantly related plants, served as a conduit for the jumping genes. The show, for the most part, has roots in both the real world. Show More Sentences It is a reasonable assumption, considering his roots in the Republican Party, in the Marines, and his proud Scots-Irish roots. Looking at the roots of larp makes the hobby easier to take seriously and divorces the desire from childishness. If the soil starts drying out quickly and the roots are compacted, you'll need to pull the plant from its container, prune the roots, and repot the tree. Like the wheel of karma that cycles through every life, the roots of present events can be traced back to earlier events in this or previous lives. The conflict's roots date back to the zenith of the British raj. Reticence on the part of Latinos to admit their African roots is a shame. She took home the Grammy, of course, then played up her Latin roots in a Spanish-version of her hit record, then followed that up with a Christmas album that still sold well. While it is not an instrument transplanted wholesale from West Africa, that its roots are as much there as in the yards of Laventille is undeniable. Landays may be read, but true to their roots in oral tradition, they are frequently sung, sometimes with a drum for accompaniment. My family's roots are in Lanarkshire, where funerals are typically sombre affairs held in a chapel, followed by a graveside service at a windswept cemetery. Fusarium wilt kills plants by cutting off nutrient supply from the roots and is one of the biggest dangers facing lupin production in Europe and Russia. In roots grown under 'real' conditions, extrapolation from the measurements on roots grown in aeroponics and from other results indicated that this is not usually the case. But blaming contemporary politics for the deep roots of inequality in Scotland is a misdirected, short-term fixation. Unlike Mothering Sunday, Father's Day has no roots in Britain's history. You can tell that she dyes her hair blonde because her dark roots are showing. The farm plans to utilize an anaerobic digester to gather waste such as left-over plant roots to generate power. As water migrates to the soil surface, it replenishes soil water around the seed and new roots during the critical germination and emergence period. What is that white lady doing with that handful of ginseng roots and bonito flakes? A unique report on the ultra-conservative Bob Jones University points to the theological roots of sexual abuse and scandals. Every 12 h during the period of prolonged darkness, samples of young leaves, flowers, roots and fruits from two plants were harvested for analysis. Show More Sentences A week later, when the roots had covered the surface of the plate, the lateral roots were sliced 3-6 mm above the tip with a scalpel blade and the older tissue was removed. For the anxious jazzers, Parker's walking bass and Cleaver's lurching swing on The Key is as close to the music's deepest roots as free jazz gets. Now, 8 years later I want to utilize the skills and knowledge that I've learned along the way to help others create roots to begin their business doing what they love to do. Undeniably influenced by her Portugese roots and a range of folk and world music, the diversity of instruments and vocal styles on this album is breathtaking. Aries Coming out of an info-gathering phase, you must put down emotional roots lest you get lost in spinning thoughts. She always remained attached to her Scottish roots and on retiring spent her summers pottering in her cottage in the north of Scotland, with her Abyssinian cats. Schur was also interested in reducibility, location of roots and the construction of the Galois group of classes of polynomials such as Laguerre and Hermite polynomials. I have suffered to the limit of my endurance, but I will never in my sane senses surrender to the evil power that has fixed its roots like a cancer on the world. It has roots in Israel's faith that Yahweh alone was their king. Trim the roots of the pak choi and thoroughly wash the leaves. Exodermis with Casparian bands was found in roots of hydrophytic, mesophytic and xerophytic species and in members of primitive as well as advanced families. Recently, xeriscaping has been spreading roots to other areas of the country where homeowners are finding the ease of a low maintenance garden appealing. A knotweed is so called because its roots are knotted or twisted. As with so many rural villages, a number of young people are now working in the cities, although their roots as well as residency is still bound to the village. If you're going to plant directly in such items as watering cans, old boots, teapots or wheelbarrows consider drainage and air movement around the roots of the plants. The role played by lateral roots and root hairs in promoting plant anchorage, and specifically resistance to vertical uprooting forces has been determined experimentally. If water cannot seep in, the roots become dehydrated and lose anchorage. Afghanistan's ancient roots and strong ties of kinship provide an anchor against progress, but also the means to cope when central authority has collapsed. Indeed he argues that the Republic is a gocmen regime in which the elite are cut off from their own roots and tradition, and have become more Turkish than the Anatolians. Hardy and wily, the pigs snuffle out acorns, chestnuts, roots and grass. Show More Sentences Throughout these 13 uplifting ditties, which run the gamut from traditional country to blues, western swing and roots rock, Lund lauds his home and native land. Juicy J claims the label wanted them to tweak their sound, transitioning from their crunk roots to more pop-oriented material. In high school we are taught the quadratic formula which provides the roots of any quadratic equation in terms of radicals involving the coefficients of the equation. Pugnacious, bold, and curious, like other weasels, the wolverine is omnivorous and consumes a wide range of edible roots and berries, small game, and fish. The underground and aboveground stems send out roots from each joint. A giant compass depicting the life and times of a South Yorkshire community which traces its roots back to medieval times has been lifted into place. Treated roots were re-covered with soil and left for 21 months. Here ingenuity led to more advanced ways of growing food, by covering rafts of branches and roots with earth to create chinampas or floating gardens. Subsequent Protestant churches generally trace their roots back to these initial four schools of the Reformation. Depending on the cultivar and conditions, tuberous roots mature in two to nine months. Although the leaves and shoots are also edible, the starchy tuberous roots are by far the most important product. The roots are covered in leaf mulch and manure, and the shoots are trimmed twice a year. Although some roots are speculative, the language can be reconstructed with the following strong roots. This dependence on inflectional morphemes means that roots in PIE, unlike those found in English, were rarely found by themselves. They set a standard for the orthography of the language, based on its Old Norse roots and similar to that of Icelandic. Reggae has also influenced American rap music, as they share roots as rhythmic, African styles of music. Instead of derivations of Esperanto roots, new roots are taken from European languages in the endeavor to create an international language. This is a list of scientific words and word roots which have different meanings from those in the original languages. This is a list of scientific words and word roots which have one meaning from Latin and another meaning from Greek. This is a list of other scientific words and word roots which have two meanings. Show More Sentences These beliefs and the social practices they engender, help distinguish the middle group from the grass roots majority of the Belizean people. I haven't put down roots in this town yet, 'cause I've got trouble making friends here. Lutheranism has its roots in the work of Martin Luther, who sought to reform the Western Church to what he considered a more biblical foundation. Bangladesh's company law has its roots in the Joint Stock Companies Act 1844 enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. When the growing season starts, repot again into a smaller container that provides little room for the roots to grow. Many of the concepts of Indian philosophy espoused later, like dharma, trace their roots to Vedic antecedents. Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. Dividing plants involves digging hem up, splitting them into pieces which each have roots and growth shoots or buds, and then replanting hem. In the driest weather good hoeing procures moisture to the roots of plants, though the ignorant and incurious fancy it lets in the drought. The roots of the cooperative movement can be traced to multiple influences and extend worldwide. Luke Taft was a descendant of the famous American Taft family which had its roots in Mendon and Uxbridge. Dividing plants involves digging them up, splitting them into pieces which each have roots and growth shoots or buds, and then replanting them. In addition, permafrost in the soil can prevent trees from getting their roots deep enough for the necessary structural support. In addition, permafrost has a major impact on the ability of trees to place roots into the ground. When roots are too shallow, trees are susceptible to windthrow and erosion. They are always fibrous and structurally are very similar to the roots of seed plants. Serving mainly to absorb water and to anchor the plant to the ground, the roots are relatively useless for nutrient uptake. Vegetative reproduction occurs naturally in some species that produce stolons or when roots come close to the surface of the soil. These roots can slow down water flow, leading to the deposition of sediments and reduced erosion rates. The roots of the trees and plants hold together soil particles, preventing them from being washed away. Show More Sentences The dialect has roots in older languages such as Old English and Old Norse. Waterhead, an upland area in the east of Oldham, traces its roots to a water cornmill over the border in Lees. The roots are a main ingredient of a bitter liqueur from Bavaria and the Black Forest area, called Blutwurz. A semicubical parabola is a curve in which the ordinates are proportional to the square roots of the cubes of the abscissas. The decoction of the roots of sow-thistle before meat, by the same author is much approved. The square root of 4 is 2. No negative square roots exist. Negative numbers have no square roots. I believe that most members of Congress interpreted these ads as a warning shot rather than an effective grass roots mobilization tool. The roots of the study of values have traditionally been found in the study of axiology. The Spaniards capitalized on her Aztec roots to colonize Mexico. In the deep woods, several songbirds nest in roots and on the ground near streams including Louisiana waterthrush and winter wren. Wawa Incorporated, with roots stretching back more than 200 years, is a dominant convenience retailer in the Mid-Atlantic States. This techniqueobviously has its roots in the language of the IT professional who, let's face it, pioneered the use of acronyms to confuse people. And another asked for cube, fourth and fifth roots of a six-digit number. According to sources he, his wife and son plan to lay down roots in the Aloha state, where his spouse grew up. The roots of Angelica keiskei Koizumi have been used as diuretic, laxative, analeptic, and lactagogue. The roots of American annexationism in Puerto Rico extend back to the early 19th century fostered in part by commercial relations. Vibrant, zingy, spicy barbecue dishes are at the heart of a great new cookbook with its roots in Brazil. Monophysitism had roots in two earlier movements, Apollinarianism and Nestorianism. At the roots of every dead tree, there are a zillion seedlings,'' said Kazaks, who was recently visiting the park from LaCrosse, Wis. Tundra The arctic hare and The arctic willow Spanning the Arctic arctic fox sport has shallow roots so Circle, the tundra is the white coats. Show More Sentences The band combined this art rock approach with its roots in mod and thrash metal to develop this signature Thin Lizzy-meets-muzak approach. Its roots are in the world of Hungarian folk ballads but follows the structures recitativos of Baroque opera. A HIGH ranking soldier with family roots in Huddersfield has been appointed to a top post with the Royal Armouries. In both Denmark and Sweden, there are cultural institutions with roots in the traditions of the royal courts. The linguistic apriorism of Chomsky has stimulated some psychologists to search for nonlinguistic roots of language development. About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare. Like many other subcultures considered perverse by much of the general public, bronydom has its roots in the infamous website 4chan.org. A facile, pop-psych explanation would unearth the roots of clownophobia in childhood traumas. The powdered roots of the Guayacan have detersive properties, and were once used as a household cleaning agent. They threw him round the displayed roots of the beeches, leapt when a puddle of water lay across the trail. There were roots of some sort, also, baking like earthapples near the fire, and a basket of late berries, most of them bitter. I ate them anyway. One time, the poor man had had no bread in the cupboard for a whole week, and the family lived on roots and stewed earthberries. Finally, a solo appearance by one of the most dynamic performers currently on the roots music scene. The extravertebral root avulsion was carried out by pulling out both dorsal and ventral roots of each spinal nerve with microhemostatic forceps. As Stephen Ducat explains, homophobia hasits roots in femophobia, or men's fear of their own femininity. Learic and Leanoric concoct their spells by travelling round the flip-screen landscape, collecting rare herbs and roots from the countryside. A third method, aeroponics, involves misting or spraying plant roots with a nutrient solution. An offshoot of this method is called fogponics. It is well-known that wisteria roots can be a limiting factor where flowering is concerned. Greylags used to concentrate on British estuaries, eating roots of rushes and sedges, as they do in other parts of their range. In contrast with much of European Protestantism, the roots of the split were more political than theological. Show More Sentences English forms new words from existing words or roots in its vocabulary through a variety of processes. My hair had two months of roots exposed. My brows were overgrown. I was a hot mess. And I was fat. In many soils, the majority of fine plant feeder roots can be found in the topsoil or plough layer. This new approach to the grass roots helped to define Whiggism and opened the way for later success. The election system was complex and designed to insulate the government from grass roots democracy. This custom has its roots in the Speaker's original function of communicating the Commons' opinions to the monarch. This college had its roots in two Anglican teacher training colleges, which were founded in York in 1841 for men and 1846 for women. Rhizobia are soil bacteria that produce nitrogen inside nodules formed on the roots of legume species such as peas, beans or clovers. Most of those dishes have their roots in British, Central Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine. It traces its roots back to the Puritans in England, where Evangelicalism originated, and then was brought to the United States. Scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion or synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions, with diverse roots and no founder. Antibacterial benzofuran neolignans and benzophenanthridine alkaloids from the roots of Zanthoxylum capense. Subsequent Protestant denominations generally trace their roots back to the initial reforming movements. Cutting of the marcottage is done about 3 months later when the roots are fully developed as can be seen through the plastic covering. But parts were almost certainly written earlier, and its roots lie in Milton's earliest youth. Those closer to the music's blues roots or placing greater emphasis on melody are now commonly ascribed the latter label. Doom metal traces its roots to the lyrical themes and musical approach of early Black Sabbath. From its roots in the UK, the style has established itself around the world. The annual series of Proms continuing today had their roots in that movement. Gaelic handball with its roots in Scotland is still played at a competitive level in Northern Ireland. Show More Sentences Keiron Cunningham, perhaps the prime example of St Helens deep roots in junior rugby. The extant Danish monarchy traces its roots back to Gorm the Old, who established his reign in the early 10th century. It has influenced various music genres, such as American country and roots music, and to some extent modern rock. Note that the burlap and twine are often nylon and totally rot-proof and will eventually choke roots and plant stems. In this case, root canal space disappeared halfway through the roots indicating splitting of canal at midroot level. American eating habits owe a great deal to that of their British culinary roots with some variations. Put simply, the roots of the trade problem and of the resurgent protectionism it has fomented are fundamentally political as well as economic. Boat racing has deep roots in Anguillian culture and is the national sport. Rotovator be applied on the empty fields before the commencement of winter to destroy weeds and roots of cotton sticks. The roots will be well under the surface, so rotovating won't disturb them. The boars, by rototilling soils in search of roots and bulbs, destroy plant and animal communities and foster the invasion of alien plants. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history. For many residents of Leicester, Melton Road is a place with strong links to their roots and origins. Judaism has its roots as a structured religion in the Middle East during the Bronze Age. Otherwise, a rotavator will simply chop up running roots which will then spread, encouraging weeds to spring up all over the place. I slithered over roots and through a bramble bush and a mulchy pile of rotting leaves. The realist painters rejected Romanticism, which had come to dominate French literature and art, with roots in the late 18th century. Both of these writers were born in England, but have Welsh roots and are now Welsh based, and write much on Welsh subject matter. Oldfield has stated that his playing style originates from his musical roots playing folk music and the bass guitar. The album's sound is described as classic and contemporary country and roots music. Show More Sentences The indigenous art of Australia often looks like abstract modern art, but it has deep roots in local culture. The therapeutic approach traces its roots to the philosophical work of John Wisdom and the review of The Blue Book written by Oets Kolk Bouwsma. Visitors can find out information about the Scottish roots and can become active in their own clan society if they wish. Tracing its roots to the 2nd millennium BC, Ethiopia's governmental system was a monarchy for most of its history. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century. Its roots can be found in the 12th century and it still belongs to the most popular religious songs to this day. The roots of Czech theatre can be found in the Middle Ages, especially in cultural life of gothic period. Finnish folk music has undergone a roots revival in recent decades, and has become a part of popular music. The Northern League autonomist party often exalts what it claims are the Celtic roots of all Northern Italy or Padania. The roots of democracy were present, although deference was typically shown to social elites in colonial elections. Water and nutrients in the form of inorganic solutes are drawn up from the soil by the roots and transported throughout the plant by the xylem. The draw of water upwards may be entirely passive and can be assisted by the movement of water into the roots via osmosis. Bryophytes can grow where vascularized plants cannot because they do not depend on roots for an uptake of nutrients from soil. The present 5 can trace their roots via a series of mergers or acquisitions to one or more of the originally 9 GCE Examination boards. Chicago literature finds its roots in the city's tradition of lucid, direct journalism, lending to a strong tradition of social realism. The holt is built under tree roots or a rocky cairn, more common in Scotland. In British English usage, the term Asians usually refers to people with roots in South Asia, essentially the Indian subcontinent. As a result of this missionary zeal, practically all Pentecostal denominations today trace their historical roots to the Azusa Street Revival. Oblique and sinker roots will normally be under a greater compression stress than lateral roots. The bulb lies dormant after the leaves and flower stem die back and has contractile roots that pull it down further into the soil. Show More Sentences Unlike Tulips, narcissi bulbs are not attractive to rodents and are sometimes planted near tree roots in orchards to protect them. Digital TV's roots have been tied very closely to the availability of inexpensive, high performance computers. The use of curry leaves and roots for flavouring is typical of Gujarati and South Indian cuisine. The taste is very different from mainland Indian cuisines because of the use of various aromatic herbs and roots that are peculiar to the region. Other vegetables including bean sprouts, pea vine tips, watercress, lotus roots and bamboo shoots are also used in different cuisines of China. Also, the deep roots bind the sand together, and the dune grows into a foredune as more sand is blown over the grasses. They look upward to navigate from roots in mangrove swamps to the open lagoon and back, watching for the mangrove canopy, where they feed. In the seagrass beds, the turtles feed on the seagrass by trimming only the top and leaving the roots of the plant. The term Varangian remained in usage in the Byzantine Empire until the 13th century, largely disconnected from its Scandinavian roots by then. Among all living bears, brown bears are uniquely equipped to dig for tough foods such as roots and shoots. Dens built among tree roots can last for decades, while those dug on the steppes last only several years. The tree responds by producing tyloses, effectively blocking the flow from roots to leaves. The roots of Norway maples grow very close to the ground surface, starving other plants of moisture. Sycamores make new growth from the stump or roots if cut down and can therefore be coppiced to produce poles and other types of small timber. The roots then improve water quality by consuming nutrient pollutants, such as from agricultural runoff. Epiphytic orchids, those that grow upon a support, have modified aerial roots that can sometimes be a few meters long. It can also become a nuisance in gardens, sending down its strong suckering roots amongst hedges and shrubs. In many perennial species runners are sent out that will develop new plants with roots and rosettes at the distanced nodes. Narnia similarly has its roots in a paracosmic world created by C. S. Lewis and his brother during their childhoods. Such dike swarms may form a large igneous province and are the roots of a volcanic province. Find more words! 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