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Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Bush, and former First Lady Laura Bush speak onstage at Mother/Daughter Dynasty: Two Generations of the Bush Family during Tina Brown's 7th Annual Women In The World ...
The English word frankincense derives from the Old French expression franc encens, meaning 'true incense', maybe with the sense of 'high quality incense'. [4] [2] The adjective franc in Old French meant 'noble, true', in this case perhaps 'pure'; although franc is ultimately derived from the tribal name of the Franks, it is not a direct reference to them in the word francincense.
Incense: Early Spanish friars learned that the resin made a highly fragrant incense, akin to frankincense in odor. [11] Gum: The Sells area Tohono O'odham children use upper stem resin as a passable chewing gum. [12] Toothbrush: Oldtime cowboys used brittlebush stem as a fine toothbrush. [12]
The rock rose is a bush, not a tree (the Talmud states that onycha comes from a ground plant and not a tree) [27] which bears flowers widely noted for the markings upon its petals resembling human fingernails. Labdanum is the gray-black resin that exudes from the branches of the rock rose bush.
A conspiracy theory claims former first lady Barbara Bush is the daughter of famous British occultist Aleister Crowley. This is false. Fact check: 15-year-old conspiracy theory about Barbara Bush ...
While her husband was the linchpin of a multigenerational political dynasty, Barbara Bush, with her shock of white hair and trademark pearls, provided much of the steel in the family.
Algonquin, Navajo, Cherokee, Luiseño and the indigenous peoples of Marie-Galante used this plant in sacred ceremonies for its hallucinogenic properties. [17] [18] [19] It has also been used by Sadhus of India, and the Táltos of the Magyar . Jurema: Mimosa tenuiflora syn. Mimosa hostilis: Root bark: 1-1.7% DMT and yuremamine: Psychedelic
Former first daughters and twin sisters Barbara Pierce Bush, left, and Jenna Bush Hager, right, hold their new children's book, "Love Comes First," at the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library ...