from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of polypetalous plants of the order Lineæ, or flax family, and tribe Eulineæ, distinguished from the nearly related genus Linum (flax) by its complete numerical symmetry in fours (instead of fives), having four toothed sepals, four twisted petals, four distinct stamens, a four-celled ovary, four styles, and an eight-celled, eight-seeded capsule.
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I remember growing up in Brooklyn and spinning my parents LP's on the radiola, listening to Hector Lavoe, Johnnie Ventura y su combo show, Los Angeles Negros, Sandro de America, Julio Iglesias, Camilo Sesto, Jose Jose and others.
He'd carry me on his shoulders back to the house and I'd hand-crank our old radiola to life and tune in to hear some of the Straightest Talk in the land!