GASPAR XUARES
\ɡˈaspɑː kʃˈuːe͡əz], \ɡˈaspɑː kʃˈuːeəz], \ɡ_ˈa_s_p_ɑː k_ʃ_ˈuː_eə_z]\
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A South-American botanist, historian, and biographer; born at Santiago del Estero, Paraguay; died at Rome, 1804. Belonging to the order of Jesuits, he devoted himself to teaching philosophy and theology; after the suppression of his order he removed to Italy, where he occupied himself with botany. He wrote: "History of Buenos Ayres", and "Dissertations", both remaining in MS.; "Life of St. Francis Xavier"; etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.