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Bunin
Russian poet and novelist. He worked as a journalist and clerk while writing and translating poetry, and made his name as a short-story writer with such masterpieces as the title story of The Gentleman from San Francisco (1916). His other works include the novel Mitya's Love (1925), the story collection Dark Avenues (1943), fictional autobiography, memoirs, and books on L. Tolstoy and A. Chekhov. The first Russian awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (1933), he is among the best stylists in the language.
auxin
Any of a group of hormones that regulate plant growth, particularly by stimulating cell elongation in stems and inhibiting it in roots. Auxins influence the growth of stems toward light (phototropism) and against the force of gravity (geotropism). Auxins also play a role in cell division and differentiation, fruit development, the formation of roots from cuttings, the inhibition of lateral branching, and leaf fall. The most important naturally occurring auxin is beta-indolylacetic acid.
Benin
Country, W Africa. Area: 43,483 sq mi (112,621 sq km). Population (1997): 5,902,000. Capital: Porto-Novo (official), Cotonou (de facto). The Fon people and related groups constitute three-fifths of the population; minorities include the Yoruba, Fulani, and a Voltaic-speaking group. Languages: French (official), Fon. Currency: CFA franc. Religion: traditional religions (two-thirds of the population), Islam and Christianity (one-third). Extending about 420 mi (675 km) inland from the Gulf of Guinea, the republic consists of a hilly region in the northwest, where the maximum elevation is 2,150 ft (650 km). There are plains in the east and north, and a marshy region in the south, where the coastline extends about 75 mi (120 km). Benin's longest river, the Oué mé , flows into the Porto-Novo Lagoon and is navigable for 125 mi (200 km) of its 280 mi (450 km) length. Benin has a developing, centrally planned economy based largely on agriculture, and is developing its offshore oil field. It is a republic with one legislative house; the head of state and government is the president, assisted by the prime minister. In S Benin, the Dahomey, or Fon, established the Abomey kingdom in 1625. In the 18th cent. the kingdom expanded to include Allada and Ouidah, where French forts had been established in the 17th cent. In 1857 the French reestablished themselves in the area, and eventually fighting ensued. In 1894 Dahomey became a French protectorate; it was incorporated into the federation of French W. Africa in 1904. It achieved independence in 1960. Dahomey was renamed Benin in 1975. At the end of the 20th cent., its chronically weak economy produced tension between laborers and the government.
canine
Any domestic or wild dog or doglike mammal (e.g., wolf, jackal, fox) in the family Canidae, found throughout the world except in Antarctica and on most ocean islands. Canines tend to be ...
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