GENOA, CLIMATE OF
\d͡ʒɛnˈə͡ʊə], \dʒɛnˈəʊə], \dʒ_ɛ_n_ˈəʊ_ə]\
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The climate of this Italian city and its vicinity has been often selected as favourable for the phthisical valetudinarian during the winter; but it is now admitted to be decidedly improper for pulmonary affections, being subject to frequent and rapid changes of temperature, and to dry cold winds from the north, alternately with warm moist winds from the south-east.-Sir James Clark.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.