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  2. Garrya elliptica - Wikipedia

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    Garrya elliptica, the coast silk-tassel, silk tassel bush or wavyleaf silktassel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Garryaceae, native to the coastal ranges of California and southern Oregon. It is an erect, bushy, evergreen shrub reaching a height of 2–5 m (7–16 ft).

  3. Boutonnière - Wikipedia

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    Boutonnière. A boutonnière worn pinned on the lapel of a dinner jacket. Young men wearing boutonnières. A boutonnière ( French: [bu.tɔ.njɛʁ]) or buttonhole (British English) is a floral decoration, typically a single flower or bud, worn on the lapel of a tuxedo or suit jacket . While worn frequently in the past, boutonnières are now ...

  4. Lotus silk - Wikipedia

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    Lotus silk ( Burmese: ပိုးကြာချည် or Burmese: ကြာချည်, lit. 'lotus thread') is a type of textile produced using delicate lotus stem fibers. The fabric first originated in Myanmar (Burma), and is now also woven by smaller-scale cottage industries in Vietnam. [1] [2] Due to the complexity and labor-intensive ...

  5. Silk - Wikipedia

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    From Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1885–1892) A silk-producing raspy cricket. Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. [1]

  6. A Very Fashionable Desert Elopement - AOL

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    The Ganesh Puja. The following day, everyone made the two-hour drive to Amangiri. The couple did the Ganesh Puja, a Hindu wedding ceremony, on the top of Saddle Landing, a remote spot with ...

  7. Flower - Wikipedia

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    Flower. A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae ). Flowers consist of a combination of vegetative organs – sepals that enclose and protect the developing flower, petals that attract pollinators, and reproductive organs that produce gametophytes ...

  8. Wedding dress of Lady Diana Spencer - Wikipedia

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    Silk, taffeta, lace. Lady Diana Spencer 's bridal gown was an ivory silk taffeta and antique lace gown, with a 25-foot (7.6 m) train and a 153 yards (140 m) tulle veil, valued then at £9,000 (equivalent to $43,573 in 2023). [1] [2] It was worn at Diana's wedding to Charles, Prince of Wales in 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral.

  9. Chinese painting - Wikipedia

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    Chinese painting ( simplified Chinese: 中国画; traditional Chinese: 中國畫; pinyin: Zhōngguó huà) is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as guó huà ( simplified Chinese: 国画; traditional Chinese: 國畫 ), meaning "national painting" or "native ...

  10. Silk in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Silk In India, about 97% of the raw mulberry silk is produced in the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. [1] Mysore and North Bangalore, the upcoming site of a US$20 million "Silk City", contribute to a majority of silk production. [2] Another emerging silk producer is Tamil Nadu in the place in where ...

  11. Orchid - Wikipedia

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    Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae ( / ˌɔːrkɪˈdeɪsi.iː, - si.aɪ / ), [2] a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Earth except glaciers.