Grigory Orlov was a military officer and lover of Catherine the Great, empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. He organized the coup d’état that placed Catherine on the Russian throne and subsequently was her close adviser. Having entered the cadet corps in 1749, Orlov became an artillery officer and

Grigory Orlov was a military officer and lover of Catherine the Great, empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. He organized the coup d’état that placed Catherine on the Russian throne and subsequently was her close adviser. Having entered the cadet corps in 1749, Orlov became an artillery officer and

Nikolay Alekseyevich, Prince Orlov was a Russian diplomat notable for his humanitarian interest in his country’s internal affairs. The son of Prince Aleksey Fyodorovich Orlov, he entered the army in 1845, fought in Hungary in 1849, and lost an eye on the Walachian front during the Crimean War in

Oryol, oblast (region), western Russia. It occupies an area of rolling hills of the Central Russian Upland, into which are cut many broad, shallow river valleys. The greater part is in the basin of the upper Oka River. The region, centred on Oryol city, lies on the boundary of the mixed forest and

Robert Frank: Gregory Corso, and Peter Orlovsky, as well as the painter Larry Rivers. Pull My Daisy was a critical success, but Frank’s later films, a number of which were also shorts, were not so well received. Perhaps most notable of his subsequent works was the documentary Cocksucker Blues (1972),…

construction: The concrete dome: …the great airship hangars at Orly constructed by the French engineer Eugène Freyssinet in 1916; they were made with 9-centimetre- (3.5-inch-) thick corrugated parabolic vaults spanning 80 metres (266 feet) and pierced by windows. In the 1920s Freyssinet made a major contribution to concrete technology with the introduction of pretensioning.…

Orm was an Augustinian canon, author of an early Middle English book of metrical homilies on the Gospels, to which he gave the title Ormulum, “because Orm made it.” The work (dated on linguistic evidence c. 1200) is of little literary interest but of great value to linguists, for Orm—who clearly

Suze Orman is an American financial adviser, television personality, and author known for her unconventional approach to money, which combined personal finance with personal growth. Orman was the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants and attended the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, where

Eugene Ormandy was a Hungarian-born American conductor who was identified with the Late Romantic and early 20th-century repertoire. Ormandy graduated from the Budapest Royal Academy, where he studied violin with Jenö Hubay, at age 14. By age 17 he was a professor of violin, undertaking concert

Ahura Mazdā, supreme god in ancient Iranian religion, especially Zoroastrianism, the religious system of the Iranian prophet Zarathustra (c. 6th century bce; Greek name Zoroaster). Ahura Mazdā was worshipped by the Persian king Darius I (reigned 522–486 bce) and his successors as the greatest of

Bahrām II: …his position against a brother, Hormizd, viceroy of the eastern provinces. In 283, exploiting Bahrām’s preoccupations, the Roman emperor Carus invaded Mesopotamia unopposed and entered Ctesiphon, the Sāsānian capital. Carus’ sudden death, however, forced the Romans to withdraw, and soon thereafter the overthrow of Hormizd made Bahrām secure. Numerous southern…

Hormizd I was the king of the Sāsānian empire (reigned ad 272–273); he was the son and successor of Shāpūr I. Known before his accession as Hormizd-Ardashīr, he acted as viceroy of the Persian province of Armenia. During Shāpūr’s capture of Antioch from the Romans after 256, Hormizd exercised

Hormizd II was the king of the Sāsānian empire (reigned ad 302–309); he was the son and successor of Narses. Little is known of Hormizd’s reign, although according to one ancient source he executed some members of the Manichaean religion. At Hormizd’s death powerful nobles killed his son

Hormizd IV was the king of the Sāsānian empire (reigned 578/579–590); he was the son and successor of Khosrow I. According to one ancient source, Hormizd protected the common people while maintaining severe discipline in his army and court. When the priests demanded a persecution of the Christians,

Mary Gove Nichols was an American writer and advocate of women’s rights and health reform. Nichols is best known as a promoter of hydropathy—the use of water-cures, cold baths, and vegetarianism to cure illness. She edited the Health Journal and Advocate of Physiological Reform in 1840, and

Philibert Delorme was one of the great Renaissance architects of the 16th century and, possibly, the first French architect to possess some measure of the universal outlook of the Italian masters but without merely imitating them. Mindful that French architectural requirements differed from

Carlo Vincenzo Ferrero di Roasio, marchese d’Ormea was a Piedmontese statesman who as minister under both Victor Amadeus II and Charles Emmanuel III played a leading role in the internal and external affairs of the Piedmontese–Sardinian kingdom. A member of a noble but poor family, Ormea attracted

abalone, any of several marine snails, constituting the genus Haliotis and family Haliotidae in the subclass Prosobranchia (class Gastropoda), in which the shell has a row of holes on its outer surface. Abalones are found in warm seas worldwide. The dishlike shell is perforated near one edge by a

Orm was an Augustinian canon, author of an early Middle English book of metrical homilies on the Gospels, to which he gave the title Ormulum, “because Orm made it.” The work (dated on linguistic evidence c. 1200) is of little literary interest but of great value to linguists, for Orm—who clearly

Bahrām II: …his position against a brother, Hormizd, viceroy of the eastern provinces. In 283, exploiting Bahrām’s preoccupations, the Roman emperor Carus invaded Mesopotamia unopposed and entered Ctesiphon, the Sāsānian capital. Carus’ sudden death, however, forced the Romans to withdraw, and soon thereafter the overthrow of Hormizd made Bahrām secure. Numerous southern…

Ahura Mazdā, supreme god in ancient Iranian religion, especially Zoroastrianism, the religious system of the Iranian prophet Zarathustra (c. 6th century bce; Greek name Zoroaster). Ahura Mazdā was worshipped by the Persian king Darius I (reigned 522–486 bce) and his successors as the greatest of

Hormizd I was the king of the Sāsānian empire (reigned ad 272–273); he was the son and successor of Shāpūr I. Known before his accession as Hormizd-Ardashīr, he acted as viceroy of the Persian province of Armenia. During Shāpūr’s capture of Antioch from the Romans after 256, Hormizd exercised

Hormizd II was the king of the Sāsānian empire (reigned ad 302–309); he was the son and successor of Narses. Little is known of Hormizd’s reign, although according to one ancient source he executed some members of the Manichaean religion. At Hormizd’s death powerful nobles killed his son

Hormizd IV was the king of the Sāsānian empire (reigned 578/579–590); he was the son and successor of Khosrow I. According to one ancient source, Hormizd protected the common people while maintaining severe discipline in his army and court. When the priests demanded a persecution of the Christians,

Ormoc, chartered city, western Leyte, central Philippines. The city lies at the head of Ormoc Bay, an inlet of the Camotes Sea. It serves the only commercial sugarcane district in the eastern Visayan Islands. Rice, copra, and sugar are exported, and sugar, rice, and corn (maize) milling are

ormolu, (from French dorure d’or moulu: “gilding with gold paste”), gold-coloured alloy of copper, zinc, and sometimes tin, in various proportions but usually containing at least 50 percent copper. Ormolu is used in mounts (ornaments on borders, edges, and as angle guards) for furniture, especially

furniture: France: …lacquer decoration, again combined with ormolu mounts. The most celebrated makers of mounts during Louis XV’s reign were Jacques Caffieri and his son Philippe. Jean-François Oeben was made ébéniste du roi (cabinetmaker to the king) in 1754; a pupil of Boulle, he was the most celebrated cabinetmaker of the period.

Ormond Beach, city, Volusia county, northeastern Florida, U.S. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean and the Halifax River (a lagoon separated from the Atlantic by barrier beaches), adjacent to Daytona Beach to the south. Primarily a resort, it has several miles of compact white sand, part of a beach that

Ireland: The 14th and 15th centuries: …of the Munster Fitzgeralds; and Ormonde, given to the head of the Butlers, who held lands around Tipperary. The increased power and lands of the Anglo-Irish brought about an inevitable reaction, and during the remainder of the 14th century there was a remarkable revival of Irish political power, which was…

Kilkenny: …a private home for the Ormondes until they abandoned the building in 1935. From 1967 the castle was administered by the National Heritage Council, and it now serves as a museum and art gallery.

James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of Ormonde was an Anglo-Irish Protestant who was the leading agent of English royal authority in Ireland during much of the period from the beginning of the English Civil Wars (1642–51) to the Glorious Revolution (1688–89). Born into the prominent Butler family,

James Butler, 2nd duke of Ormonde was an Irish general, one of the most powerful men in the Tory administration that governed England from 1710 to 1714. The grandson of the Irish statesman James Butler, 1st duke of Ormonde, he inherited his grandfather’s title in 1688 but deserted James II in the

Piers Butler, 8th earl of Ormonde was a leading member of the Butler family in Ireland; he claimed the earldom in 1515, seized the estates, and revived the Butler influence. A cousin of the 7th earl (Thomas Butler), who died without issue, Piers Butler fought for the English against the rebel Irish

Piers Butler, 8th earl of Ormonde was a leading member of the Butler family in Ireland; he claimed the earldom in 1515, seized the estates, and revived the Butler influence. A cousin of the 7th earl (Thomas Butler), who died without issue, Piers Butler fought for the English against the rebel Irish

Thomas Butler, 10th earl of Ormonde was an Irish nobleman who sided with the English in the rebellions in the mid-16th century. The son of the 9th earl (James Butler), he was brought up a Protestant at the English court after his father’s death in 1546. He returned to Ireland in 1554 and was

Fabales: Characteristic morphological features: >Ormosia species, for example, produce striking black and red seeds. These seeds have been used as currency by native peoples and in the production of beads and handbags, especially in the more tropical regions. They may be quite poisonous if eaten, however.

William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech was a British politician and scholar who was active in promoting education in the British colonies. Educated at Eton and at New College, Oxford (1907), Ormsby-Gore was elected to Parliament in 1910. During World War I he served in Egypt, where he

West Lancashire: Ormskirk, an agricultural centre, preserves much of its medieval market town character. Its street market is said to date to some 700 years ago. Skelmersdale, the other centre, has experienced industrial relocation and town development and expansion since being designated a new town in 1961.…

Orm: …which he gave the title Ormulum, “because Orm made it.” The work (dated on linguistic evidence c. 1200) is of little literary interest but of great value to linguists, for Orm—who clearly wished to spread sound teaching, derived mainly from works of Gregory the Great, Bede, and Aelfric—invented an individual…

Hormuz, mostly barren, hilly island of Iran on the Strait of Hormuz, between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, 5 miles (8 km) off the coast. The population may decline by half in summer through migration. Hormuz village is the only permanent settlement. Resources include red ochre for export.

Strait of Hormuz, channel linking the Persian Gulf (west) with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea (southeast). The strait is 35 to 60 miles (55 to 95 km) wide and separates Iran (north) from the Arabian Peninsula (south). It contains the islands of Qeshm (Qishm), Hormuz, and Hengām (Henjām) and

ornament, in architecture, any element added to an otherwise merely structural form, usually for purposes of decoration or embellishment. Three basic and fairly distinct categories of ornament in architecture may be recognized: mimetic, or imitative, ornament, the forms of which have certain

Sapindales: Anacardiaceae: …Anacardiaceae are also grown as ornamentals. Cotinus coggygria (smoke tree), from southern Europe to central China, is a shrub with purplish foliage and large diffuse inflorescences that give the “smoky” appearance. It is commonly planted in temperate regions. Several species of Rhus (sumac), particularly those from North America, are cultivated…

Victoria and Albert Museum, British museum that houses what is generally regarded as the world’s greatest collection of the decorative arts. It is located in South Kensington, London, near the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum. The foundation of the museum dates from 1852, when the

koi, (Cyprinus carpio), any of more than 100 ornamental varieties of carp that are best known for their colourful body patterning and are kept as pets in indoor and outdoor freshwater ponds throughout the world. Koi were raised initially as food fishes in China and Japan. However, they also serve

yellow-flowered gourd, (subspecies Cucurbita pepo ovifera), annual trailing vine of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), grown for its attractive hard-shelled fruits. The yellow-flowered gourd is native to northern Mexico and eastern North America and has long been cultivated. Some varieties produce

horticulture: Ornamental horticulture: Ornamental horticulture consists of floriculture and landscape horticulture. Each is concerned with growing and marketing plants and with the associated activities of flower arrangement and landscape design. The turf industry is also considered a part of ornamental horticulture. Although flowering bulbs, flower seed,…

Southeast Asian arts: The ornamental-fantastic style: The styles in which these variations on basic motifs are carried out vary principally according to the preponderance of the sinuous curves and spirals of the ornamental-fantastic style. This style serves as the basis for decoration and as a method of artistic phrasing.…

ornamentation, in architecture, applied embellishment in various styles that is a distinguishing characteristic of buildings, furniture, and household items. Ornamentation often occurs on entablatures, columns, and the tops of buildings and around entryways and windows, especially in the form of

ornamentation, in music, the embellishment of a melody, either by adding notes or by modifying rhythms. In European music, ornamentation is added to an already complete composition in order to make it more pleasing. In western Europe, ornamentation varies greatly in different ages and countries.

Jerusalem: Ancient origins of the city: … on the threshing floor of Araunah (Ornan) the Jebusite. Thus Jerusalem became the place of the royal palace and the sacred site of a monotheistic religion.

tinamou: Reproduction: In the ornate tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata) it is the females who perform courtship displays.

umbrellabird: In the ornate umbrellabird (C. ornatus) of the Amazon basin, the wattle is short, triangular, and devoid of feathers on the hindside. In the long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger), found west of the Andes in Ecuador and Colombia, the wattle may be 28 cm (11 inches) long and…

Basse-Normandie: …encompassed the northwestern départements of Orne, Calvados, and Manche. The northern and western shores of the region are washed by the English Channel. In 2016 the Basse-Normandie région was joined with the région of Haute-Normandie to form the new administrative entity of Normandy.

Orne River, river, Basse-Normandie région, northern France. It is 94 miles (152 km) long and flows through Orne and Calvados départements to empty into the English Channel 8 miles (13 km) north-northeast of Caen. It rises in the Perche Hills, east of the city of Sées, after which it flows

Bernard Hopkins: …that victory with one against Enrique Ornelas in December 2009 and another against Roy Jones, Jr., in April 2010.

David, Baron Günzburg: …major work on Jewish art, L’Ornement hébreu (1903; “Hebrew Ornament”). He was, in addition, an editor of the Russian Jewish encyclopaedia Yevreyskaya Entsiklopediya. Like his father and grandfather before him, Günzburg took a deep interest in the welfare of his oppressed coreligionists; he belonged to many organizations, such as the…

lepidopteran: Annotated classification: Family Alucitidae (many-plumed moths) 130 species worldwide; each wing is very deeply cleft into 6 or more narrow plumelike divisions. Superfamily Nepticuloidea Approximately 900 species worldwide; females with one genital opening and a soft ovipositor. Family Nepticulidae (

Dean Ornish is an American physician and author whose approach to treating heart disease through radical diet modification and exercise generated significant debate in the medical community and attracted a popular following. Ornish was raised in Dallas by his father, a dentist, and his mother, a

Dean Ornish is an American physician and author whose approach to treating heart disease through radical diet modification and exercise generated significant debate in the medical community and attracted a popular following. Ornish was raised in Dallas by his father, a dentist, and his mother, a

Birds, drama by Aristophanes, produced in 414 bce. Some critics regard Birds as a pure fantasy, but others see it as a political satire on the imperialistic dreams that had led the Athenians to undertake their ill-fated expedition of 415 bce to conquer Syracuse in Sicily. The character

metabolism: Disposal of nitrogen: …phosphate (NH2CO―) is transferred to ornithine, an amino acid, in a reaction catalyzed by ornithine transcarbamoylase; the products are citrulline and inorganic phosphate [31]. Citrulline and aspartate formed from amino acids via step [26b] react to form argininosuccinate [32]; argininosuccinic acid synthetase catalyzes the reaction. Argininosuccinate splits into

metabolism: Disposal of nitrogen: …in a reaction catalyzed by ornithine transcarbamoylase; the products are citrulline and inorganic phosphate [31]. Citrulline and aspartate formed from amino acids via step [26b] react to form argininosuccinate [32]; argininosuccinic acid synthetase catalyzes the reaction. Argininosuccinate splits into fumarate and arginine

metabolic disease: Inheritance: Examples of X-linked disorders include ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (an enzyme deficiency resulting in high blood levels of ammonia and impaired urea formation), X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (a disorder that is characterized by progressive mental and physical deterioration and adrenal insufficiency), and Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (a disorder of purine metabolism that is characterized by…

ornithischian, any member of the large taxonomic group of herbivorous dinosaurs comprising Triceratops and all dinosaurs more closely related to it than to birds. The ornithischians (meaning “bird-hipped”) are one of the two major groups of dinosaurs, the other being the saurischians.

ornithischian, any member of the large taxonomic group of herbivorous dinosaurs comprising Triceratops and all dinosaurs more closely related to it than to birds. The ornithischians (meaning “bird-hipped”) are one of the two major groups of dinosaurs, the other being the saurischians.

seed: Dispersal by birds: Most ornithochores (plants with bird-dispersed seeds) have conspicuous diaspores attractive to such fruit-eating birds as thrushes, pigeons, barbets (members of the bird family Capitonidae), toucans, and hornbills (family Bucerotidae), all of which either excrete or regurgitate the hard embryo-containing part undamaged. Such diaspores

acarid: Importance: …ticks (Argasidae) of the genus Ornithodoros. Texas cattle fever is a widespread protozoan disease transmitted by cattle ticks (Boophilus). This disease, no longer prevalent in the United States because the tick has been eliminated, remains important in many tropical and subtropical countries. Various other diseases transmitted to animals by ticks…

Ornithogalum, genus of about 100 species of bulbous herbs (family Asparagaceae, formerly Hyacinthaceae) native to Eurasia and Africa. Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) and Arabian starflower (O. arabicum) are common garden ornamentals grown for their attractive star-shaped flowers. The

Ornithogalum: Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) and Arabian starflower (O. arabicum) are common garden ornamentals grown for their attractive star-shaped flowers.

Ornithogalum: Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) and Arabian starflower (O. arabicum) are common garden ornamentals grown for their attractive star-shaped flowers.

Ornitholestes, (genus Ornitholestes), small, lightly built carnivorous dinosaur found as fossils from the Late Jurassic Period (about 161 million to 146 million years ago) in North America. Ornitholestes is known from a nearly complete skeleton found in Wyoming, U.S. It was about 2 metres (6.6

Alfred Newton: His article “Ornithology” as amended in the 11th edition is still considered a valuable source of information on the history of ornithology and bird classification.

ornithology, a branch of zoology dealing with the study of birds. Most of the early writings on birds are more anecdotal than scientific, but they represent a broad foundation of knowledge, including much folklore, on which later work was based. In the European Middle Ages many treatises dealt with

dinosaur: Tetanurae: Ornithomimids were medium-size to large theropods. Almost all of them were toothless, and apparently their jaws were covered by a horny beak; they also had very long legs and arms. A well-known example is Struthiomimus. Most were ostrich-sized and were adapted for fast running, with…

Ornithomimus, (genus Ornithomimus), ostrichlike feathered dinosaurs found as fossils in Mongolian, European, and North American deposits dating from 125 million to 66 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. Ornithomimus was about 3.5 metres (11.5 feet) long, and, although it was a theropod

mite: …include the chicken mite, the northern fowl mite, and the rat mite, all of which attack humans. In addition, there are nasal mites of dogs and birds, lung mites of monkeys, and predatory mites, which are sometimes of benefit in controlling plant-feeding mites.

angiosperm: Pollination: Vertebrate pollinators include birds, bats, small marsupials, and small rodents. Many bird-pollinated flowers are bright red, especially those pollinated by hummingbirds. Hummingbirds rely solely on nectar as their food source. Flowers (e.g., Fuchsia) pollinated by birds produce copious quantities of nectar but little or no odour because birds…

ornithopod, any member of the group of ornithischian dinosaurs characterized by a two-legged (bipedal) stance, from which the group’s name, meaning “bird-foot,” is derived. Ornithopods, along with pachycephalosaurs and ceratopsians, make up the cerapod suborder of the ornithischians. It is likely

ornithopod, any member of the group of ornithischian dinosaurs characterized by a two-legged (bipedal) stance, from which the group’s name, meaning “bird-foot,” is derived. Ornithopods, along with pachycephalosaurs and ceratopsians, make up the cerapod suborder of the ornithischians. It is likely

ornithopter, machine designed to fly by the flapping of its wings in imitation of birds. The wooden bird said to have been made about 400 bc by Archytas of Tarentum is one of the earliest examples. The Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus involves man’s use of wings in the manner of birds. Leonardo da

arthropod: Size range: …in width, while the butterfly Ornithoptera victoriae of the Solomon Islands has a wing span exceeding 30 centimetres (about 1 foot). One of the longest insects is the phasmid (walkingstick) Phryganistria chinensis, a specimen of which measured 62.4 centimetres (about 2 feet) in length. The phasmid Phobaeticus chani reaches a…

platypus: Evolution, paleontology, and classification: The living platypus family (Ornithorhynchidae) includes the extinct genera Monotrematum (which dates to the Paleocene Epoch some 61 million years ago) and Obdurodon (which may have first emerged near the boundary of the Oligocene and Miocene epochs some 23 million years ago) and the living Ornithorhychus. The discovery of…

platypus, (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), a small amphibious Australian mammal noted for its odd combination of primitive features and special adaptations, especially the flat, almost comical bill that early observers thought was that of a duck sewn onto the body of a mammal. Adding to its distinctive

psittacosis, infectious disease of worldwide distribution caused by the bacterial parasite Chlamydia psittaci and transmitted to humans from various birds. The infection has been found in about 70 different species of birds. However, the principal sources of human infection are pet birds, such as

archosaur: The second archosaurian branch, the Ornithosuchia, includes birds and all archosaurs more closely related to birds than to crocodiles. In addition to the dinosaurs (the group from which birds evolved and to which they formally belong), ornithosuchians include pterosaurs and some extinct Triassic forms such as lagosuchids and lagerpetontids.

archosaur: The second archosaurian branch, the Ornithosuchia, includes birds and all archosaurs more closely related to birds than to crocodiles. In addition to the dinosaurs (the group from which birds evolved and to which they formally belong), ornithosuchians include pterosaurs and some extinct Triassic forms such as lagosuchids and lagerpetontids.

archosaur: The second archosaurian branch, the Ornithosuchia, includes birds and all archosaurs more closely related to birds than to crocodiles. In addition to the dinosaurs (the group from which birds evolved and to which they formally belong), ornithosuchians include pterosaurs and some extinct Triassic forms such as lagosuchids and lagerpetontids.

Eduardo Kac: …began a collaborative telepresence work, Ornitorrinco (“Platypus”). It involved the remote manipulation of a robot, first by telephone signal (1989) and eventually through the use of the Internet (1994). In 1996 Kac created another telepresence work, Rara Avis, which consisted of a robotic bird with a camera inside that was…

Hollywood Ten: …John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Adrian Scott, and Dalton Trumbo.

probability theory: Brownian motion process: …process V(t) is called the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process, after the physicists Leonard Salomon Ornstein and George Eugene Uhlenbeck. The logical outgrowth of these attempts to differentiate and integrate with respect to a Brownian motion process is the Ito (named for the Japanese mathematician Itō Kiyosi) stochastic calculus, which plays an important…

hide-and-seek: …Igbo children in Nigeria play oro, a combination of hide-and-seek and tag in which the seeker stands in the centre of a large circle that has been drawn in the sand and tells other players to hide. The seeker then steps out of the circle, finds, and then chases the…

Ezequiel Martínez Estrada: His first book of poems, Oro y piedra (1918; “Gold and Stone”), was followed by Nefelibal (1922), Motivos del cielo (1924; “Heaven’s Reasons”), Argentina (1927), and Humoresca (1929). These displayed very complex techniques. Language and imagery are often tinted with humour, conveying a satirical view reminiscent of

Venice: Palaces: …Gothic palaces, such as the Ca’ d’Oro (1425–c. 1440), the central panel extends across the whole facade and is repeated on two upper stories. In the late 15th century, Renaissance forms began to influence palace architecture, as in the Palazzo Corner, also called Ca’ Grande (c. 1533–c. 1545, designed by…

Golden Age, the period of Spanish literature extending from the early 16th century to the late 17th century, generally considered the high point in Spain’s literary history. The Golden Age began with the partial political unification of Spain about 1500. Its literature is characterized by patriotic

sinus: Paranasal air sinuses: …between mouth and sinus (oro-antral fistula). The maxillary sinuses reach their maximum size by about age 12, when all the permanent teeth except the third molars have erupted. The nerves supplying the upper teeth run through the front wall of the sinus and may be irritated during acute antral…

Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of flowering plants (order Lamiales), comprising about 100 genera and some 2,300 species of parasitic plants. The largest family of parasitic plants, its members are found nearly worldwide and are especially common in Africa, Madagascar, and warm areas of the

broomrape, (genus Orobanche), genus of about 150 species of parasitic annual or perennial herbs (family Orobanchaceae). A number of broomrape species are serious agricultural threats. Broomrapes produce little or no chlorophyll; instead, they draw nourishment from the roots of other plants by means

broomrape: Major species: Hemp broomrape (Orobanche ramosa), also known as branched broomrape, is a noxious pest around the world and can cause significant losses if crops are heavily infested. Especially common in tomatoes, hemp broomrape can parasitize a variety of vegetable crops, and its tiny seeds are usually…

ancient Iran: Mithradates II: …Sulla and the Parthian ambassador Orobaze. Mithradates II wisely refused to agree to follow in the Roman path and preferred to retain his neutrality in the struggle between Rome and Mithradates VI Eupator of Pontus. Rome in the west and Parthia in the east met as Alexander’s successors and, with…