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• Cactus spines are also known as modified bud scales, which are also called modified leaves.

• Cactus spines occur in clusters in the axil of leaves.

Ichthyology is the branch of biology devoted to the study of fish.

It is also known as Fish science which includes bony fishes (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha).

The U.S. Army identifies eight core leadership competencies. One of these--leading by example--exemplifies the warrior ethos. The leader is always required to behave in a way that provides those under his or her command with a positive and effective role model.

The warrior ethos is a value that is eschewed by the U.S. Army.

The Army defines it as the adherence to a code that includes always putting the mission first, never accepting defeat, never quitting, and never leaving behind a comrade who has fallen.

The Chinese writers mention India by the name of "Yin-tu".

Part of the heat is conducted away by the metal table. Convection currents in air near the surface of the coffee are set up which accounts for some heat loss. Heat is also lost by radiation from the hot coffee to the surroundings. Most of the heat is lost by the last method.

A simile is a figure of speech in which two different things are compared using like or as words.

Here in the given sentence, Foam brightens like the dogwood foam's brightness is compared to dogwood. Hence, it is a simile.