Términos

The acting of springing into the air.

Estilo de porcelana hecho en China durante la dinastía Sung.
Se caracteriza por un cuerpo pesado y un esmalte profundo y grueso de color lavanda, al cual se le salpica al azar un color púrpura.

Family containg 8 genera and about 400 species of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous plants that may superficially resemble grasses. Placed in order Poales in some classifications.

Order containing two families of aquatic grasses.

Material que constituye las hojas y brotes o tallos huecos de plantas análogas del género Juncus, que se encuentran en lugares húmedos o pantanosos y usados desde la antigüedad para hacer cestas, esteras y asientos de sillas.

Barco de vela nativo y común en los mares de China y Java, que tiene un fondo plano, una popa alta con una proa cuadrada, y dos o tres mástiles.

Material que constituye hojas de cualquiera de los pastos con cañas en el género Ammophila, que crecen a lo largo de las costas de América del Norte, Europa y Norte de África.

Genus containing species that are distinguished by cylindrical stalks or hollow, stemlike leaves. They are found in temperate regions and particularly in moist or shady locations. Rushes are widely used for weaving into chair bottoms, mats, and basketwork; the pith also serves as wicks in open oil lamps and for tallow candles (rushlights).

The sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, containing 30 days and falling between May and July. It was named after Juno, the Roman goddess of childbirth and fertility.

Nombre comercial de una forma purificada y estandarizada de funori, un pegamento japonés extraído del género de algas rojas Gloiopeltis. Fue desarrollado específicamente para su uso en conservación para la consolidación de pintura mate.

Denota generalmente bosques tropicales impenetrables con una densa y enredada maleza de hierbas, vides, arbustos y árboles.

Entramados de barras o maderas horizontales y verticales especialmente diseñados para que los niños escalen y jueguen en ellos; originalmente ideado en los años treinta.

Institución escolar post-secundaria que ofrece a los estudiantes un programa de dos años de carácter final o como preparación para continuar los estudios en un college.

Educational institutions at the post-high school level, offering a two-year program of study of a terminal nature or in preparation for continued college studies.

Students in educational institutions teaching at a level intermediate between elementary school and high school.

Educational institutions teaching at a level intermediate between elementary school and high school. The term is used primarily in North America, and usually covers grades 7 through 9. In some areas, usage with "middle schools" may overlap; however, most school systems that have a middle school typically do not also have a junior high school. Middle schools in most areas accept children a year or two younger than those in junior high schools.

Genus containing 60 to 70 species of aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs.

Species of medium-sized coniferous tree native to the mountains of eastern Africa, including Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Arabian Peninsula. It is the only juniper south of the equator, probably a relatively recent colonist of Africa. It is closely related to Juniperus excelsa from southwestern Asia, probably deriving from a common ancestor with that species.

Species of small juniper tree native to western North America, in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, from Washington to North Dakota and Arizona in the U.S., and in Sonora to Coahuila, Mexico. It can be very long-lived, with individuals as old as 1,500 years recorded. It is closely related to Juniperus virginiana, and often hybridizes with it where their ranges meet on the Great Plains. It is used as an ornamental garden plant and medicinally among the Plateau Indian tribes.