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cicada
Any insect in the order Homoptera having two pairs of membranous wings, prominent compound eyes, and three simple eyes (ocelli). Most of the 1,500 known species are in the family Cicadidae and are found in tropical deserts, grasslands, and forests. Males produce loud noises by vibrating membranes near the base of the abdomen. Most N. Amer. cicadas produce rhythmical ticks, buzzes, or whines, though the "song" of some species is musical. The species are easily distinguishable by song, behavior, and appearance. Periodic cicadas (species that occur in large numbers in chronologically and geographically isolated broods) appear in regular cycles, incl. the well-known 17-year cicada (often erroneously called the 17-year locust) and 13-year cicada. The larvae (nymphs) burrow into the ground, where they remain for 13 or 17 years, feeding on juices sucked from roots; they then emerge in large numbers to live aboveground as adults for a single week.
jacama
Leguminous vine (Pachyrhizus erosus, or P. tuberosus), also called yam bean. A native of Mexico and Central and S. America, it is grown for its edible root. The irregularly globular, brown-skinned tubers are white-fleshed, crisp, and juicy. There are two varieties, those with clear juice and those with milky juice. Both have a mild flavor and are eaten raw or cooked. Sometimes very young seedpods of the plant are eaten, but the mature seeds are highly toxic.
Nicaea
First ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held at Nicaea (now Iznik, Turkey). Called by Emperor Constantine I, the council condemned Arianism and drew up the Nicene Creed. It failed to set a uniform date for Easter.
Independent principality (1204-61) of the fragmented Byzantine empire. It was founded in 1204 by Theodore I Lascaris. It was the political and cultural center from which a restored Byzantium arose in the mid-13th cent. under Michael VIII Palaeologus. It extended from the Black Sea coast east of the Sangarius River southwest across W Asia Minor to Miletus and the Maeander. It became a center of Greek education, especially under Theodore II Lascaris who founded an imperial school. It declined after 1261, when Michael VIII regained Constantinople.
Picardy
Historical region, N France. Before 1790 it was bounded by the Strait of Dover, Artois, and Flanders, and by Champagne, Normandy, and the English Channel. In the 13th cent. the area included the countships of Ami\u00e9 nois and Vermandois, which were united to the French crown by Philip II from 1185. It was joined to Burgundy in 1435 and became a province of France in 1482. The region was the scene of heavy fighting in both World Wars, especially in the Battle of the Somme (1916).
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