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  2. Spider web - Wikipedia

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    A classic circular form spider's web Infographic illustrating the process of constructing an orb web. A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, or cobweb (from the archaic word coppe, meaning 'spider') [1] is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

  3. Cobweb (clustering) - Wikipedia

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    COBWEB is an incremental system for hierarchical conceptual clustering. COBWEB was invented by Professor Douglas H. Fisher, currently at Vanderbilt University. [1] [2] COBWEB incrementally organizes observations into a classification tree. Each node in a classification tree represents a class (concept) and is labeled by a probabilistic concept ...

  4. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    The protective external layer of tissue on the stem s and root s of woody trees and shrubs; includes all of the living and non-living tissue external to the cambium. basal Situated or attached at or close to the base (of a plant or a phylogenetic tree diagram). basifixed Something attached by its base, e.g. an anther attached to the filament.

  5. Basal shoot - Wikipedia

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    A basal shoot emerging from the base of a juvenile tree. Basal shoots, root sprouts, adventitious shoots, and suckers are words for various kinds of shoots that grow from adventitious buds on the base of a tree or shrub, or from adventitious buds on its roots.

  6. Horizontal gene transfer in evolution - Wikipedia

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    The three main early branches of the tree of life have been intensively studied by microbiologists because the first organisms were microorganisms. Microbiologists (led by Carl Woese) have introduced the term domain for the three main branches of this tree, where domain is a phylogenetic term similar in meaning to biological kingdom.

  7. 8 Sneaky Causes of Christmas Tree Fires (and How to ... - AOL

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    7. Using damaged lights. Inspect all your holiday string lights carefully before stringing them on your Christmas tree. Check for any loose or missing bulbs and examine the cords for signs of wear ...

  8. Rare genetic skin disorder causes man to look like a tree

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    Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is different in that it leaves victims unable to fight off certain types of HPV. "Tree man" syndrome is so rare that only 200 cases have been reported globally.

  9. Anelosimus studiosus - Wikipedia

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    Anelosimus studiosus is a subsocial tangle web spider or theridiid spider living in both North America and South America. [1] In 2012, genetic analysis revealed a previously identified species, A. tungurahua, is in fact the same species as A. studiosus.