Red Maple (Acer rubrum) is Red Maple is a deciduous tree that can be 50 to 60 feet tall at maturity. Red maple can be used for syrup production. However, it tends to bud and flower very early in the season, which has a negative effect on the sap, making the syrup season for the red maple very short. (University of Maine. Maine Sea Grant College Program, Midcoast Office. 2024. Red Maple (Acer rubrum) Fact Sheet. https://extension.umaine.edu/signs-of-the-seasons/indicator-species/red-maple-fact-sheet/)
Spikelet: A small spike of sessile flower, being only bracted, and considerably reduced in size; characteristics of grasses and sedges. (https://aquaplant.tamu.edu/glossary/)
A form of common table beet or leaf beet, grown for its succulent leaves which can be harvested over an extended period. (Oregon State University. 2010. Beets and chard. https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/beets-and-chard)
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In the cultivars of the Flavescens Group, or Swiss chard, the leaf stalks are large and often prepared separately from the leaf blade; the Cicla Group is the leafier spinach beet.
A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of white matter and gray matter. (MeSH. 2025. Spinal Cord. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D013116)
Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol: Includes all distilled spirituous beverages derived from grain (e.g. corn, barley, rye, wheat), tubers (e.g. potato), fruit (e.g. grapes, berries) or sugar cane that contain greater than 15% alcohol. (FAO & WHO. 2023. General Standard for Food Additives. Codex Standard, No. CXS 192-1995. Rome. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius)
Fertigation is the injection of fertilizers, used for soil amendments, water amendments and other water-soluble products into an irrigation system. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertigation)
Water sharing is the control and allocation of water from headwaters to sea or sink. This involves water extraction and restitution, water impoundments and release schedules, groundwater management and interaction with river flow, and environmental allocation. (https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2007)133:5(427))
An organ that is part of the lymphatic and blood systems. The spleen filters the blood to help destroy microorganisms and get rid of old or damaged red blood cells. It also makes lymphocytes (white blood cells) and stores blood cells. (National Cancer Institute, 2024. NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Spleen. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/spleen)
An operation to remove the spleen. (National Cancer Institute, 2024. NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Splenectomy. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/splenectomy)
