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  2. Lansium domesticum - Wikipedia

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    Lansium sepalinum Kosterm. Lansium domesticum, [1] commonly known as langsat ( / ˈlɑːŋsɑːt /) [3] [4] or lanzones ( / lɑːˈnzɔːnɛs / ), [5] [6] [7] is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae with commercially cultivated edible fruits. The species is native to Southeast Asia, from peninsular Thailand and Malaysia to Indonesia and ...

  3. Pome - Wikipedia

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    A pome is an accessory fruit composed of one or more carpels surrounded by accessory tissue. The accessory tissue is interpreted by some specialists as an extension of the receptacle and is then referred to as "fruit cortex", [3] and by others as a fused hypanthium (floral cup). [3] It is the most edible part of this fruit. [citation needed]

  4. Thomas Edison - Wikipedia

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    Early life Edison in 1861. Thomas Edison was born in 1847 in Milan, Ohio, but grew up in Port Huron, Michigan, after the family moved there in 1854. He was the seventh and last child of Samuel Ogden Edison Jr. (1804–1896, born in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia) and Nancy Matthews Elliott (1810–1871, born in Chenango County, New York).

  5. Spotify - Wikipedia

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    Launched. 7 October 2008; 15 years ago. ( 2008-10-07) Spotify ( / ˈspɒtɪfaɪ /; Swedish: [ˈspɔ̂tːɪfaj]) is a Swedish [6] audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. [7]

  6. List of vegetables - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. "Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts.

  7. Komodo dragon - Wikipedia

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    Komodo dragon. The Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis ), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang. It is the largest extant species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of 3 m (9.8 ft), and weighing up to 70 kg (150 ...

  8. Pro Wrestling (NES video game) - Wikipedia

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    Single-player, multiplayer. Arcade system. PlayChoice-10. Pro Wrestling (プロレス, Puroresu) is a pro wrestling video game developed and published by Nintendo. It was released originally for the Famicom Disk System in Japan in 1986. It was later released in North America and Europe on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

  9. Quince - Wikipedia

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    The quince (/ ˈ k w ɪ n s /; Cydonia oblonga) is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the Malinae subtribe (which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yellow pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear. Ripe quince fruits are hard, tart ...