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Indian subcontinent
(Encyclopedia)Indian subcontinent, region, S central Asia, comprising the countries of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh and the Himalayan states of Nepal, and Bhutan. Sri Lanka, an island off the southeastern tip of...Indian Head
(Encyclopedia)Indian Head, town, SE Sask., Canada, E of Regina. In a wheat-growing region, it has flour mills and grain elevators. A dominion experimental and forestr...Indian pipe
(Encyclopedia)Indian pipe, common name for the genus Monotropa and for the family Monotropaceae, low flowering plants of north temperate zones. They are chlorophylless saprophytes with a funguslike appearance. Each...Pennamite Wars
(Encyclopedia)Pennamite Wars: see Wyoming Valley. ...Star Wars
(Encyclopedia)Star Wars: see Strategic Defense Initiative. ...Indian paintbrush
(Encyclopedia)Indian paintbrush: see figwort.Indian shot
(Encyclopedia)Indian shot: see canna.Indian turnip
(Encyclopedia)Indian turnip: see arum.Indian nut
(Encyclopedia)Indian nut: see pine nut.Indian rice
(Encyclopedia)Indian rice: see wild rice.Browse by Subject
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