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Mohn Family
Mohn is a German word for poppy. It may also refer to: * Mohn (surname), a list of people * Mohn Basin, Ross Dependency, Antarctica * Mohn Peaks, two peaks in Palmer Land, Antarctica * Mohn Islands, in the Kara Sea * Mohn (Pokémon), a character in Pokémon series. *Poppy seed filling, also known as ''Mohn'' or ''mon'' in Yiddish {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poppy
A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, ''Papaver somniferum'', is the source of the narcotic drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic medicine, medicinal and recreational drug. It also produces Poppy seed, edible seeds. Following the trench warfare in the poppy fields of Flanders, Belgium during World War I, poppies have become a symbol of Remembrance Day, remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime, especially in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth realms. Description Poppies are herbaceous plant, herbaceous Annual plant, annual, Biennial plant, biennial or short-lived Perennial plant, perennial plants. Some species are monocarpic, dying after flowering. Poppies can be over a metre tall with flowers up to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohn (surname)
Mohn is a surname. The word in German means "poppy". Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Henrik Mohn (1918–1999), Norwegian journalist * Bill Mohn (William Kirk Mohn) (1899–1952), American football player * Christian Mohn (1926–2019), Norwegian ski jumper and sports official * Ellef Mohn (1894–1974), Norwegian football player * Emanuel Mohn (1842–1891), Norwegian educator * Henrik Mohn (1835–1916), Norwegian astronomer and meteorologist * Jakob Mohn (1838–1882), Norwegian statistician * Leo Mohn (1925-1980), American politician * Lothar Mohn (born 1954), German choral conductor * Liz Mohn (born 1941), widow of Reinhard Mohn * Louise Mohn (born 1974), Norwegian entrepreneur * Per Mohn (born 1945), Norwegian politician * Petra Mohn (1911–1996), Norwegian politician * Reinhard Mohn (1921–2009), German businessman * Sigfrid Mohn (1930–2015), Norwegian politician * Thorbjorn N. Mohn (1844–1899), American Lutheran church leader * Trond Mohn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohn Basin
The Scott Glacier is a major glacier, long, that drains the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. The Scott Glacier is one of a series of major glaciers flowing across the Transantarctic Mountains, with the Amundsen Glacier to the west and the Leverett and Reedy glaciers to the east. Geography The Scott Glacier originates on the Antarctic Plateau in the vicinity of D'Angelo Bluff and Mount Howe, and descends between the Nilsen Plateau and the mountains of the Watson Escarpment to enter Ross Ice Shelf just west of the Tapley Mountains. The Tapley Mountains, Watson Escarpment, Mount Blackburn, and the La Gorce Mountains bound the Scott Glacier on its eastern margin, while the Karo Hills, Hays Mountains, Faulkner Escarpment, and Rawson Mountains define the western edge of the Scott's drainage. History Scott Glacier was discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. The Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohn Peaks
The Mohn Peaks () are two ice-covered peaks, the northern and southern being high, respectively, standing west-southwest of the head of Mason Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. They were first seen and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the United States Antarctic Service. During 1947 the peaks were photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition under Finn Ronne, who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ... (FIDS) charted them from the ground. They were named by the FIDS for Norwegian meteorologist Henrik Mohn. References Mountains of Palmer Land {{PalmerLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohn Islands
The Mona Islands or Mohn Islands (russian: Острова Мона) is a group of a few scattered small islands covered with tundra vegetation. They are located in the Kara Sea, about 30 km north of the western coast of the Taymyr Peninsula in Siberia, Russia. Etymology The Mona Islands were named by Fridtjof Nansen after Henrik Mohn, a Norwegian meteorologist. Mohn worked out and published the meteorological observations of various polar expeditions, including those of Nansen in the "Fram" (1893-6). "Mona" is a genitive case in Russian, meaning "(islands) of Mon" and this name has stuck, especially since the Germans used ("Mona Inseln"), based on the Russian version of the name, during their campaigns in World War II. Since then "Mona Islands" has become popular and its use has been widespread in this manner for many decades and in many modern maps and atlases. Islands Kravkov Island Kravkov Island (Остров Кравкова) is one of the biggest islands, but it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohn (Pokémon) , also known as ''Mohn'' or ''mon'' in Yiddish
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Mohn is a German word for poppy. It may also refer to: * Mohn (surname), a list of people * Mohn Basin, Ross Dependency, Antarctica * Mohn Peaks, two peaks in Palmer Land, Antarctica * Mohn Islands, in the Kara Sea * Mohn (Pokémon), a character in Pokémon series. *Poppy seed filling Poppy seed paste, also known as mohn, is a common ingredient in Jewish pastries and desserts. It is made from ground poppy seeds and additional sweeteners. Examples of pastries featuring the filling include mohn kichel, babka, and, most famously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon
(an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of what each of those companies do, Game Freak develop the main games; Creatures provides support through their Pokémon CG Studio which does 3D models for the pokémon in the games, as well as developing some spin-off titles, and producing the ''Pokémon Trading Card Game''; Nintendo was the original publisher of the series and since the 2000s, helps publishing the games in their consoles in overseas markets outside of Japan and The Pokémon Company is then jointly owned by them and is set up to deal with the licensing, production, publishing, marketing and deals across the world featuring Pokémon as a media franchise. The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996, and is centered around fictional creatures called "List of Pokémon, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
