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Word: kemigawa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...anxious as an expectant father, Botanist Ichiro Ohga rushed from Tokyo to a farmyard in Kemigawa town, 25 miles southeast of the city. There, he carefully examined the ripening bud on a lotus plant. Blossoming, decided Dr. Ohga. would be a little premature. He settled down beside the aged iron cauldron that served as a flower pot and waited for the unfolding petals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: In Silent Beauty | 8/11/1952 | See Source »

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