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Gaultheria :: Gaultheria (n.) A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and, often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green (Gaultheria procumbens), and the larger-fruited salal of Northwestern America (Gaultheria Shallon)..

Escurial :: Escurial (n.) A palace and mausoleum of the kinds of Spain, being a vast and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of Madrid..

Northwest :: Northwest (adv.) Toward the northwest.

Northwest :: Northwest (a.) Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind..

Mistral :: Mistral (n.) A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in the Mediterranean provinces of France, etc..

Drier :: Drier (n.) One who, or that which, dries; that which may expel or absorb moisture; a desiccative; as, the sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth..

Northwesterly :: Northwesterly (a.) Toward the northwest, or from the northwest..

Northwester :: Northwester (n.) A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.

Adriatic :: Adriatic (a.) Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice..

Chinook :: Chinook (n.) A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States.

Kinnikinic :: Kinnikinic (n.) Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; -- used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as the osier cornel (Cornus stolonijra), and the bearberry (Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi)..

Northwestern :: Northwestern (a.) Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course..

Hardfern :: Hardfern (n.) A species of fern (Lomaria borealis), growing in Europe and Northwestern America..

Sewellel :: Sewellel (n.) A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver..

Humpback :: Humpback (n.) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America..

Northwest :: Northwest (a.) Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast..

Northwestward :: Northwestward (adv.) Alt. of Northwestwardl.

Camass :: Camass (n.) A blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians..

Northwest :: Northwest (n.) The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region..

Lava :: Lava (n.) The melted rock ejected by a volcano from its top or fissured sides. It flows out in streams sometimes miles in length. It also issues from fissures in the earth's surface, and forms beds covering many square miles, as in the Northwestern United States..

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