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The Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chinese: 春秋繁露; pinyin: Chūnqiū Fánlù) is an undated work attributed to philosopher Dong Zhongshu (179–104 BC). It has survived to the present, though its compilation might have continued past his lifetime into the 4th century.
The word "luxury" derives from the Latin verb luxor meaning to overextend or strain. From this, the noun luxuria and verb luxurio developed, "indicating immoderate growth, swelling, ... in persons and animals, willful or unruly behavior, disregard for moral restraints, and licensciousness", and the term has had negative connotations for most of its long history. [2]
De Man–Rogosa–Sharpe agar, often abbreviated to MRS, is a selective culture medium designed to favour the luxuriant growth of Lactobacilli for lab study. Developed in 1960, this medium was named for its inventors, Johannes Cornelis de Man [Wikidata], Morrison Rogosa [Wikidata], and Margaret Elisabeth Sharpe [Wikidata].
Carlo, whose luxuriant hair is a good advert for his transplant business, tries to sell tickets for a mountainous e-bike ride to a nonagenarian. “Why are we flogging to 90-year-olds?” one of ...
The Spring and Autumn Annals is an ancient Chinese chronicle that has been one of the core Chinese classics since ancient times. The Annals is the official chronicle of the State of Lu, and covers a 242-year period from 722 to 481 BCE.
His birthplace is associated with Wencheng Township (溫城鄉 , now located in Jing Country), so in the Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals he is once mentioned as Lord Dong of Wencheng (溫城董君). He entered the imperial service during the reign of Emperor Jing of Han and rose to high office under Emperor Wu of Han. His ...
Stropharia hornemannii, commonly known as the luxuriant ringstalk, [2] or lacerated stropharia, [3] is a species of agaric fungus in the family Strophariaceae.It is found in Europe and North America, where it grows as a saprophyte on rotting conifer wood.
Dicentra formosa (western, wild or Pacific bleeding-heart) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae (subfamily: Fumarioideae).With its fern-like foliage and inflorescence of drooping pink, purple, yellow or cream "hearts", this species is native to the United States' Pacific Northwest and West Coast of North America.