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Cerbera odollam is known by a number of vernacular names, depending on the region. These include othalam (ഒതളം) in the Malayalam language used in Kerala, India; kattu arali (காட்டரளி) in the adjacent state of Tamil Nadu; dabur (ডাবুর) in Bengali; famentana, kisopo, samanta or tangena in Madagascar; and pong-pong, buta-buta, bintaro or nyan in Southeast Asia.
The ping pong tree sponge is an important component of deep-sea ecosystems, providing habitat and food for a variety of organisms. The sponge's feeding structures are covered with tiny hooks that capture small crustaceans and other invertebrates, making it a primary consumer in the deep-sea food web.
A hanging basket is a suspended container used for growing decorative plants. Typically they are hung from buildings, where garden space is at a premium, and from street furniture for environmental enhancement. They may also be suspended from free standing frames sometimes called hanging basket trees. One type of hanging basket is the inverted ...
Items such as the Chrismon/Christmas tree and Advent wreath are placed in the church during the hanging of the greens ceremony. The hanging of the greens is a Western Christian ceremony in which many congregations and people adorn their churches, as well as other buildings (such as a YWCA or university), with Advent and Christmas decorations.
The name "ping-pong" then came to describe the game played using the rather expensive Jaques's equipment, with other manufacturers calling it table tennis. A similar situation arose in the United States, where Jaques sold the rights to the "ping-pong" name to Parker Brothers .
Pan Pong (also Panpon, Pan-Pon or Pang-Pong) is a hybrid of tennis and ping pong. The name comes from the sound when the ball is being hit from one side to the next, pan - pon - pan - pon and is played on asphalt with racquets made of wood, a soft tennis ball and a net in form a wooden plank. Rules are similar to tennis or ping-pong but is ...
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Hanging Gardens The iconic Boot House 18°57′24″N 72°48′18″E / 18.956724°N 72.804937°E / 18.956724; 72. The Hanging Gardens , in Mumbai (still widely known as Bombay), also known as Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens , are terraced gardens perched at the top of Malabar Hill , on its western side, just opposite the Kamala Nehru Park .