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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

It all sounds a bit dramatic, but that cactus feels like something special.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At the most basic level, most ciders are produced using a blend of sweet, sour, and bitter apple and pear varieties.
Wine, Watch Out! These Ciders Are Just as Good|Jordan Salcito|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In schnaps, however, Subirer aromas are transformed into those of a caramelized pear tart, buttery, baked, and entirely pleasant.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps|Jordan Salcito|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Subirer, for example, is a small bitter pear that grows in the Alps, near Lech.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps|Jordan Salcito|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Its name roughly translates to “pig pear,” referencing the only animals contented to eat it.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps|Jordan Salcito|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The cactus is very common all over the Island, and miles of it are seen growing in the hedges.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Half hidden by a growth of cactus and tangled vines, yawned a dark cavernous hole.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
It bears beautiful yellow blossoms in summer, after which comes the fruit, a prickly pear, not good to eat.
The Nursery, November 1881, Vol. XXX|Various
Another kind of cactus has crimson and scarlet blossoms, but no prickly pears.
The Nursery, November 1881, Vol. XXX|Various
Here and there a cactus plant thrust spiny arms into the air.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter