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Word: wilsonia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...Wind. District Ranger Lou Geil, 43, the fire boss, had no time to waste talking; the fire was storming close to the park's Wilsonia Village and one of its most precious preserves: a great grove with thousands of magnificent sequoias, including the General Grant tree, the second largest on earth (267 ft. high and 107 ft. in circumference).* Geil mobilized every man possible, laid miles of pipeline overnight, pumped continuous sprays of water for 24 hours on smoking trees to save the village and the enormous grove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: The McGee Fire | 9/26/1955 | See Source »

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