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Brasenia is cultivated as a vegetable in China (where it is known as chúncài 莼菜) and where it is used in Hangzhou in the well-known local speciality "West Lake Water Shield Soup" [15] and in Japan. The mucilage it produces has been found to have anti-algal and anti-bacterial properties that may be useful as a natural weed control. [16]
Every exterior door, or door to an uninsulated room such as an attic, must be weatherstripped as required by building codes in various jurisdictions. The materials used in door weatherstripping are thresholds, a piece of material (either a sweep or a J-hook) to match the door to the threshold, and the actual weatherstripping itself. Doors can ...
Cabomba caroliniana (fanwort; Carolina water-shield) Index of plants with the same common name This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).
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The code has been widely used over the past five decades by jurisdictions throughout the United States and internationally. With the publication of the 2003 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, another significant milestone was reached. For the first time in the history of the United States, a plumbing code was developed through a true ...
A door draught excluder is placed at the bottom of a door to cover the gap located at the threshold. [1] [2] In the Victorian era these draught excluders would be sausage-shaped and made from fabric stuffed with sawdust. [3] Tubular sand-filled fabric draught excluders are commonly referred to as "door snakes" in Australia.
Cabomba caroliniana, commonly known as Carolina fanwort and various other names, is an aquatic perennial herbaceous plant native to North and South America. Having been a popular aquarium plant, it has been exported around the world, and has become an invasive species in Europe and Australia.