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To make a cat o' nine tails, a rope is unraveled into three small ropes, each of which is unraveled again. The 19th-century British naval cat was made out of a piece of rope, thicker than a man's wrist (about 6 centimetres or 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches), 1.5 metres (5 ft) in length. The first ninety centimetres (3 ft) were stiff and solid, and the ...
Typha / ˈ t aɪ f ə / is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae.These plants have a variety of common names, in British English as bulrush [4] or (mainly historically) reedmace, [5] in American English as cattail, [6] or punks, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada as bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand as reed, cattail, bulrush ...
Typha latifolia is a perennial herbaceous wetland plant in the genus Typha.It is known in English as bulrush [4] [5] (sometimes as common bulrush [6] to distinguish from other species of Typha), and in American as broadleaf cattail. [7]
Cat tails, cattail, or cat's tails are common names for several plants and may refer to: Various species in the genus Acalypha, particularly Acalypha hispida; Various species in the genus Bulbinella; Various species in the genus Typha "Cattails", a song by Big Thief from their album U.F.O.F. "Cattails", an indie video game made by Falcon ...
The punishment of Birching and cat o' nine tails continued to be used in Northern Ireland into the 1940s. [ 7 ] The Isle of Man caused a good deal of controversy by continuing to birch young offenders until 1976.
Cats are the ultimate “clean freaks” of the animal kingdom. They come equipped with a sandpaper-like tongue meant to ensure that every inch of their luxurious fur remains spotless.
A happy cat will have a relaxed body and facial expression. They may be playful and greet you with an upright tail, often curled slightly over at the top." Credit: Getty Images/Kseniya Ovchinnikova
Acalypha hispida is also known as Philippine medusa and red hot cat tail in English. [3] It is cultivated as a house plant because of its attractiveness and brilliantly colored, furry flowers. The Latin specific epithet hispida means “bristly”, referring to the pendent flowers which vaguely resemble brushes.