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    Paris is a genus of flowering plants described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is widespread across Europe and Asia, with a center of diversity in China. It consists...
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  • up Paris, Páris, París, or Parìs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Look up paris, parís, pāris, or päris in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Paris is...
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    district heating is to come from a plant in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, burning a 50/50-mix of coal and wood pellets. Paris in its early history had only the...
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    The Jardin des Plantes (French for "Garden of the Plants"), also known as the Jardin des Plantes de Paris (French: [ʒaʁdɛ̃ dɛ plɑ̃t də paʁi]) when distinguished...
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    1994 A Positive View, Saatchi Gallery, London 1993 Vanities Exhibition, Paris Plant Power, (permanent exhibit), Natural History Museum, London 1992 Festival...
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    Paris quadrifolia, the herb Paris or true lover's knot, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It occurs in temperate and cool areas...
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    Paris japonica (キヌガサソウ, Kinugasasō, canopy plant) is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae, native to Japan. It is native to sub-alpine...
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    Paris polyphylla is a species of flowering plant native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. It produces spider-like flowers that throw out...
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    investigation that African-American workers at the Sara Lee Corporation plant in Paris (closed in 2011) were deliberately exposed disproportionately to asbestos...
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  • as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July. Paris was...
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    The Paris Commune (French: Commune de Paris, pronounced [kɔ.myn də pa.ʁi]) was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris on 18 March...
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    Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France, located about 32 kilometres (20 miles) east of Paris. It encompasses two theme...
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    The Paris Métro (French: Métro de Paris, [metʁo d(ə) paʁi]), short for Métropolitain ([metʁɔpɔlitɛ̃]), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan...
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    century when the University of Paris was created. It is also home to the National Museum of Natural History and Jardin des plantes in its eastern part. The...
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    New chemical plants, highly polluting, appeared around the edges of the city in Javel, Grenelle, Passy, Clichy, Belleville and Pantin. Paris emerged as...
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    The sewers of Paris date back to the year 1370 when the first underground system was constructed under Rue Montmartre. Consecutive French governments...
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    recorded; Bob Welch's band, Paris, made Paris; and America produced Hearts. Remote recordings were made by Record Plant crews and gear for Dan Fogelberg...
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    The main museum, with four galleries, is located in Paris, France, within the Jardin des Plantes on the left bank of the River Seine. It was formally...
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    The Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes is a zoo in Paris, France, belonging to the botanical garden Jardin des Plantes. Founded in 1794, largely with animals...
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  • company's Paris plant until the late 1980s after which that model's final years' production were increasingly concentrated on a small plant in Portugal...
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    330,755 were manufactured at Citroën's main Paris Quai de Javel (now Quai André-Citroën) production plant. In combination with Citroën's proven front-wheel...
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    Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hibiscus that is native to Africa, most likely West Africa. In the 16th and...
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    A coal-fired power station or coal power plant is a thermal power station which burns coal to generate electricity. Worldwide there are over 2,400 coal-fired...
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    A nuclear power plant (NPP), also known as a nuclear power station (NPS), nuclear generating station (NGS) or atomic power station (APS) is a thermal...
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     12. Paris: Roret. Retrieved 2014-10-20. Burnett, M. A. (1850). "Narcissus angustifolius". Plantae utiliores: or illustrations of useful plants, employed...
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    frutescens. Argyranthemum frutescens, known as Paris daisy, marguerite or marguerite daisy, is a perennial plant known for its flowers. It is native to the...
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    fungi, and plants (ICN or ICNafp) is the set of rules and recommendations dealing with the formal botanical names that are given to plants, fungi and...
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    Renault is in Boulogne-Billancourt, in the Paris Region, where for decades the company had a huge assembly plant, now closed. Renault Trucks is a major producer...
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    d'Histoire Naturelle, in Paris, France. Plant samples in herbaria typically include a reference sheet with information about the plant and details of collection...
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    Notre-Dame de Paris (French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral...
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