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Torreya taxifolia, commonly known as Florida torreya or stinking-cedar, but also sometimes as Florida nutmeg or gopher wood, is an endangered subcanopy tree of the yew family, Taxaceae. It is native to only a small glacial refugium in the southeastern United States , at the state border region of northern Florida and southwestern Georgia .
Gopher wood or gopherwood is a term used once in the Bible, to describe the material used to construct Noah's Ark. Genesis 6:14 states that Noah was instructed to build the Ark of gofer ( גֹפֶר ), commonly transliterated as gopher wood, a word not otherwise used in the Bible or the Hebrew language in general (a hapax legomenon ).
The botanical identity of algum is not known for certain, though some references suggest it may be juniper (Juniperus).Several species of juniper occur in the Middle East region, including Juniperus excelsa (Greek juniper), Juniperus foetidissima (stinking juniper), Juniperus phoenicea (Phoenician juniper), and Juniperus drupacea (Syrian juniper).
Botanists have said that "gopher trees" can be seen in Gavi, Kerala. Gavi's forest area, there are two gopher trees and they are believed to be the only two gopher trees in India. The tree, which is identified as gopher, is known as nirampalli. Gopher wood or gopherwood is a term used once in the Bible. There is no consensus about what modern ...
Sara's mother, Frances, made a public plea. Frances Wood (crying): And whoever is behind this, I don't hate you. I don't hate you. I just want my daughter back.
Ripe seeds of Torreya taxifolia †Torreya clarnensis has been described from Middle Eocene fossils found in the Clarno Formation of Central Oregon, United States. [10] Leafy branch fossils of †Torreya bilinica are known from Oligocene strata of Zichov near Bílina, Czech Republic, early Miocene deposits of Güvem central Anatolia, Turkey and late Miocene deposits of Spain.
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Gopher is a recurring character in Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise. A gopher puppet is featured prominently in the film Caddyshack and the sequel. [17] The mascot of the Go programming language is the Go Gopher. [18] Gordon the Gopher is an English puppet gopher that appeared on Children's BBC between 1985 and 1987. [19] [20]