Black-cataract
black cataract
Historical Examples
Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Mr Jkai
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a North American cherry, Prunus serotina, having drooping clusters of fragrant white flowers and bearing a black, sour, edible fruit. the fruit itself. the hard, reddish-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture. Historical Examples Two Little Savages Ernest Thompson Seton Two Little Savages Ernest Thompson Seton The Entailed Hat George Alfred Townsend
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