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houstonia
N พืช พวก หนึ่ง พบ ใน อเมริกา
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HOUSTONIA
Hous *to "ni *a, n. [NL. So named after Dr. William Houston, an English surgeon and botanist. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty species, natives of North America. Also, a plant of this genus.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Houston
Hous ton |ˈ (h )yo͞ostən ˈhjustən | an inland port in Texas, linked to the Gulf of Mexico by the Houston Ship Canal; pop. 2,242,193 (est. 2008 ). Since 1961, it has been a center for space research and manned space flight; it is the site of the NASA Space Center. ORIGIN named after Samuel Houston.
Houston, Samuel
Hous ton, Samuel |ˌ (h )justən ˈ (h )yo͞ostən | (1793 –1863 ), US soldier and politician. He led the struggle to win control of Texas and to make it part of the US. He was the first president of the republic of Texas 1836 –38, 1841 –44 and the first US senator from the state of Texas 1846 –59. The governor of Texas 1859 –61, he was ousted for refusing to swear allegiance to the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Houston, Whitney
Hous ton, Whitney |ˈ (h )yo͞ostən ˈhjustən | (1963 –) US singer and actress. Her songs, a blend of gospel, ballad, pop, rock, and rhythm and blues, include “Saving All My Love for You ” (1985 ) and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody ” (1987 ). She starred in the movies The Bodyguard (1992 ), Waiting to Exhale (1995 ), and The Preacher's Wife (1996 ).
Oxford Dictionary
Houston
Houston |ˈh (j )uːst (ə )n | an inland port of Texas, linked to the Gulf of Mexico by the Houston Ship Canal; pop. 2,242,193 (est. 2008 ). Since 1961 it has been a centre for space research and manned space flight; it is the site of the NASA Space Center. ORIGIN named after Samuel Houston (1793 –1863 ), an American politician and military leader who led the struggle to win control of Texas and make it part of the US.
Houston, Samuel
Hous ton, Samuel |ˌ (h )justən ˈ (h )yo͞ostən | (1793 –1863 ), US soldier and politician. He led the struggle to win control of Texas and to make it part of the US. He was the first president of the republic of Texas 1836 –38, 1841 –44 and the first US senator from the state of Texas 1846 –59. The governor of Texas 1859 –61, he was ousted for refusing to swear allegiance to the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Houston, Whitney
Hous ton, Whitney |ˈ (h )yo͞ostən ˈhjustən | (1963 –) US singer and actress. Her songs, a blend of gospel, ballad, pop, rock, and rhythm and blues, include “Saving All My Love for You ” (1985 ) and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody ” (1987 ). She starred in the movies The Bodyguard (1992 ), Waiting to Exhale (1995 ), and The Preacher's Wife (1996 ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Houston
Hous ton /hjúːst (ə )n /名詞 ヒューストン 〘米国Texas州南東部の都市; NASAの宇宙センターがある 〙.
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