Términos

Instrumentos para medir la cantidad de sal en una solución.

Language family of Native American languages that are spoken or formerly spoken in the Pacific Northwest and adjoining areas of Idaho, Montana, and southern British Columbia.

Secreción viscosa, incolora, a veces opalescente, habitualmente de reacción levemente alcalina y que contiene agua, mucina, proteínas, sales y a menudo enzimas que digieren el almidón.

Language family in Venezuela and Colombia, indigenous of the middle Orinoco Basin in an area of dominated by peoples of Carib and Arawakan affiliation.

Genus containing around 400 species of shrubs and trees primarily native to north temperate areas, valued for ornament, shade, erosion control, and timber. Leaves and bark of the willow tree have been used medicinally in ancient Assyria, Sumer, Egypt, Greece, and by Native Americans, as a remedy for aches and fever: willows contain salicin, a substance that chemically resembles aspirin when metabolized by the human body. Willow species easily form hybrids.

Species of medium-sized tree native to the British Isles, Europe, and North Asia, but naturalized in the U.S. and elsewhere. Its wood is tough, strong, and lightweight, but is prone to decay. The stems (withies) are used for basketmaking. Charcoal made from the wood was used in the manufacture of gunpowder. The bark was used for tanning leather. The common name refers to the fact that the undersides of the leaves are white in color. In some classifications may be divided into subspecies, including Salix alba ssp vitellina.

Species of willow native to Japan.

Species of willow native to Japan.

Species of willow native to Japan.

Species of willow native to northern and western North America, occurring in wetland habitats. Known in at least three subspecies.

Subspecies of willow native to western North America from eastern British Columbia south to eastern California and Nevada. Included in subspecies lasiandra in some classifications.

Subspecies of willow found from Alaska east to the Canadian Northwest Territory, and south to California and New Mexico.

Subspecies of willow native to northern and western North America, occurring in wetland habitats.

Species of medium-sized tree native to eastern North America. It has been used for timber, as a substitute for quinine, and to make a bitter tea with similar chemical compounds to aspirin. The young branches and twigs were used by Native Americans to make baskets.

Multistemmed shrub typically found in wet environments near ponds or streams. It may grow from 10 to 20 feet high, and has long branches with green or gray bark and long, narrow leaves. Native range extends from Europe to Asia, but is cultivated widely. The tough pliant branches are commonly used in basketwork.

In Indian architecture, a silk-cotton tree or its blossom motif.

Dovelas o piedras inferiores de un arco o bóveda partir de la cual comienza la curva del arco o bóveda. Salmers descansan inmediatamente en una imposta. Las dovelas inferiores o piedras de fondo de un arco, que descansan inmediatamente en una imposta.

Canción sagrada que puede ser cantada o recitada en alabanza religiosa, particularmente aquellos contenidos en el Libro de los Salmos del Antiguo Testamento y las escrituras hebreas.

Término general para varias especies de diferentes géneros de la familia, los salmónidos se encuentran tanto en los océanos Atlántico y Pacífico, así como en los Grandes Lagos y otros lagos litorales. La mayoría de las especies son peces de agua salada que se reproducen en agua dulce.