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Cadmus
In Greek mythology, the son of the king of Phoenicia, brother of Europa, and founder of Thebes. When Zeus carried off Europa, Cadmus was sent to find her. The Delphic oracle ordered him to end his search, follow a cow, and build a town where it lay down. That town became Thebes. He built the citadel of Thebes with the help of fierce armed men who sprang up where he sowed the teeth of a dragon he had slain. He married Harmonia, daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, and their five children included Semele. Cadmus was said to have brought the alphabet to Greece.
calabash
Tree (Crescentia cujete) of the trumpet-creeper family (Bignoniaceae) that grows in Central and S. America, the W. Indies, and extreme S Florida. It is often grown as an ornamental. It produces large spherical fruits, the hard shells of which are useful as bowls, cups, and other water containers when hollowed out. The fruit's shell encloses a whitish pulp and thin, dark brown seeds. The tree bears funnel-shaped, light green and purple-streaked flowers and evergreen leaves. Fruits of the unrelated bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) are also known as calabashes.
Calais
Seaport (pop., 1990: 76,000), N France, located on the Strait of Dover. Originally a fishing village built on an island, it was improved by the count of Flanders in 997 and fortified by the count of Boulogne in 1224. It was taken in 1347 by Edward III of England, and after 1450 was the only remaining English possession in France. The 2d duc de Guise, took Calais from the English in 1558. In World War II it was a main objective in the German drive to the sea in 1940. It is an important passenger port and is near the French terminus of the Channel Tunnel. The city is famous for its lace and embroideries.
callus
In botany, soft tissue that forms over a wounded or cut plant surface, leading to healing. A callus arises from cells of the cambium. When a callus forms, some of its cells may organize into growing points, some of which in turn give rise to roots while others produce stems and leaves. Thus a callus may be capable of regenerating an entire plant.
Camus
Algerian-French novelist, essayist, and playwright. Born into a working-class family in Algiers, he worked with a theatrical company after graduating from its university, becoming associated with leftist causes. He spent the war years in Paris, and the French Resistance brought him into the circle of J.-P. Sartre and existentialism. He became a leading literary figure with his enigmatic first novel, The Stranger (1942), a study of 20th-cent. alienation, and the philosophical essay The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), an analysis of contemporary nihilism and the concept of the absurd. The Plague (1947), his allegorical second novel, and The Rebel (1951), another long essay, developed related issues. Other major works include the novel The Fall (1956) and the short-story collection ...
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