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  2. List of proper names of exoplanets - Wikipedia

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    Native name of Bhutan: HD 73534 (Gakyid) 1.15 1800 3.15 radial vel. 2009 316.3 1.29 4952 2019 NameExoWorlds Bhutan Yvaga "paradise" in the Guarani language: HD 63765 (Tapecue) 0.64 358 0.949 radial vel. 2009 106 0.865 5432 2019 NameExoWorlds Bolivia Naron: Ancient Celtic name for the Neretva river in the Balkans HD 206610 (Bosona) 2.2 610 1.68 ...

  3. List of organisms named after works of fiction - Wikipedia

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    The name Tieta honours the main character from the homonymous novel Tieta do Agreste by the famous author Jorge Amado, who was born in Bahia and lived in Salvador City [the type locality]. The name Antonieta further means 'priceless', alluding to the value of Tietasaura derbyiana sp. nov. as the first nominal ornithischian species from Brazil ...

  4. List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950 ...

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    The scientific name of the spangled darter, endemic to rivers of Tennessee, honors Obama for "his environmental leadership and commitment during challenging economic times in the areas of clean energy, energy efficiency, environmental protection and humanitarian efforts globally, and especially for the people of the United States." [157] [158]

  5. List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family - Wikipedia

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    Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status Hardwoods; Aceraceae: maple family; Acer: maples; Acer amplum: broad maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer argutum: deep-veined maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer floridanum: Florida maple; southern sugar maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer barbinerve: bearded maple Aceraceae (maple family ...

  6. List of Dutch inventions and innovations - Wikipedia

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    Dutch electrical engineer Vic Hayes chaired IEEE 802.11 committee for 10 years, which was set up in 1990 to establish a wireless networking standard. He has been called the father of Wi-Fi (the brand name for products using IEEE 802.11 standards) for his work on IEEE 802.11 (802.11a & 802.11b) standard in 1997.

  7. Ginger - Wikipedia

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    Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. [2] It is an herbaceous perennial that grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall, bearing narrow leaf blades.