Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Aliciella formosa is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Aztec gilia.It is endemic to New Mexico in the United States, where it is known only from San Juan County.
Solidago roanensis, the Roan Mountain goldenrod, [3] is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae.It is native to the eastern United States, primarily the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Georgia, with some populations in the lowlands of South Carolina.
An ostiarius, a Latin word sometimes anglicized as ostiary but often literally translated as porter or doorman, originally was an enslaved person or guard posted at the entrance of a building, similarly to a gatekeeper. In the Roman Catholic Church, this "porter" became the lowest of the four minor orders prescribed by the Council of Trent.
A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects or cargo for others. The range of services conducted by porters is extensive, from shuttling luggage aboard a train (a railroad porter ) to bearing heavy burdens at altitude in inclement weather on multi-month mountaineering expeditions.
Avena smithii Porter ex A.Gray Bromelica smithii Porter ex A.Gray Farw. Melica smithii ( Smith's melic grass ) is a species of grass that grows in the Canadian provinces Alberta , British Columbia , Quebec , Ontario , and the US states Idaho , Michigan , Montana , South Dakota , Washington , Wisconsin , and Wyoming . [ 2 ]
A later stemmer was written by Martin Porter and was published in the July 1980 issue of the journal Program. This stemmer was very widely used and became the de facto standard algorithm used for English stemming. Dr. Porter received the Tony Kent Strix award in 2000 for his work on stemming and information retrieval.
Porter (monastery), the monk appointed to be the one who interacts with the public; Pullman porter, a railroad employee who assists passengers on sleeping cars; Deal porter, a dockworker specializing in handling baulks of softwood; Doorman (profession), American English for the occupation known in British English as porter
A glass of porter, showing characteristic dark body. Porter is a style of beer that was developed in London, England, in the early 18th century. [1] [2] It is well-hopped and dark in appearance owing to the use of brown malt. [3] The name is believed to have originated from its popularity with porters. [4] Porter is a type of ale. [5]