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sturgeon
Any of about 20 species (family Acipenseridae) of large fishes that are most abundant in S Russia, Ukraine, and N. America. Most species live in the sea and ascend rivers to spawn; a few live permanently in freshwaters. Four tactile barbels near the toothless mouth detect invertebrates and small fishes on the mud bottom. Sturgeon flesh and eggs, or roe (caviar), are sold for food. The swim bladder is used in isinglass, a gelatin. The common Old World sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) and A. oxyrhynchus, found along the E coast of N. America, are generally about 10 ft (3 m) long and weigh about 500 lbs (225 kg). See also beluga.
Sturges
U.S. film director. Born in Chicago, he took his last name from his bohemian mother's second husband. Initially a playwright, he wrote the Broadway hits Strictly Dishonorable (1929) and Child of Manhattan (1931). Moving to Hollywood, he became a noted screenwriter, winning an Academy Award for The Great McGinty (1940), the first film he directed. He went on to write and direct such distinctive satirical comedies as Christmas in July (1940), The Lady Eve (1941), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Palm Beach Story (1941), The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), and Unfaithfully Yours (1948), characterized by their witty dialogue, rapid pace, and memorable minor characters.
spurge
One of the largest flowering-plant genera (Euphorbia), with more than 1,600 species. It takes its common name from a group of annual herbs used as purgatives, or spurges. Many spurges are important as ornamentals or as sources of drugs; many others are weeds. One of the best-known is the poinsettia. Euphorbia is part of the family Euphorbiaceae, which contains about 7,500 species of flowering annual and perennial herbs and woody shrubs or trees in 275 genera; most are found in temperate and tropical regions. Flowers usually lack petals; those of Euphorbia are borne in cup-shaped clusters. The fruit is a capsule. Leaves are usually simple. The stems of many species contain a milky latex. In addition to Euphorbia, economically important family members include the castor-oil plant, croton, cassava, and rubber tree.
Stiegel
German-U.S. ironmaster and glassmaker. After arriving in Philadelphia in 1750, he quickly became a prosperous ironmaster. In 1762 he bought a huge tract in Lancaster Co. and built the town of Manheim, where he established Amer. Flint Glassworks, importing Venetian, German, and English glassworkers to make utilitarian vessels and high-quality blue, purple, green, and clear tableware. He owned three mansions, where his comings and goings were announced by a cannon salute and band music, but his lavish style and adverse economic conditions eventually bankrupted him.
Struve
Russian economist and journalist. In 1894 he wrote a well-regarded Marxist analysis of Russian capitalism, and in 1898 a manifesto for ...
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