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nyssa
name 3noun 1
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3VERB + NYSSA
arms, counted, gasped, like, make
NYSSA + NOUN
claire, herself, nyssa's
PREP.
in, on
Definitions
noun
1
A tree of the genus Nyssa.
Like other nyssas, it is in nature a creature of swampy places and looks loveliest where massed close to water and reflected in it, but justifies itself elsewhere if the soil is moist and acid, succeeding in wet clay.
name
1
A female given name.
Claire would have wagered there was nothing in life that could make her like Nyssa. But Claire had not counted on Nyssa herself. Nyssa's aim in life seemed to be to do whatever she wanted whenever she wanted to do it.
“What?” Nyssa asks, in shock. Bejine hurries from the area with his daughter in his arms. Barry, Nyssa and the rest quickly follow. Bejine stops outside of the portal. He is about to enter it when Nyssa stops him. “You said 'only on this world'?" Nyssa remarks. "What did you mean by that?"
2
An ancient Roman town in Cappadocia, noted for its once bishop, the 4th century Christian saint Gregory of Nyssa.
3
A city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.
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Like other nyssas, it is in nature a creature of swampy places and looks loveliest where massed close to water and reflected in it, but justifies itself elsewhere if the soil is moist and acid, succee
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Claire would have wagered there was nothing in life that could make her like Nyssa. But Claire had not counted on Nyssa herself. Nyssa's aim in life seemed to be to do whatever she wanted whenever she
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“What?” Nyssa asks, in shock. Bejine hurries from the area with his daughter in his arms. Barry, Nyssa and the rest quickly follow. Bejine stops outside of the portal. He is about to enter it when Nys
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Bliss gasped, and Nyssa could not help the little giggle that escaped her. It was not often that someone could set her aunt back on her heels so firmly and neatly.
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