Animals, plants & weather

zebra

In medieval Iberia zevra or zebro named a wild ass; Portuguese explorers in Africa gave the name to the striped horse, and European naturalists spread it from Paris to Moscow. Some propose a Congolese source instead.

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77 CELatin

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

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