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acrostichoid (medicine) and Big Stick Policy (sh)


acrostichoid (medicine)


acrostichoid
<plant biology> Of sporangia, densely covering the abaxial surface of the fertile frond, i.e. Not in distinct groups, of ferns, having the sporangia arranged as above.


Big Stick Policy (sh)




Policy named by Pres.

Theodore Roosevelt to describe the assertion of U.S. dominance as a moral imperative. It was taken from an African proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." Roosevelt first used it when he asked Congress for money to increase U.S. naval preparedness to support his diplomatic objectives. The press used the phrase to describe Roosevelt's Latin America policy and his domestic policy of regulating monopolies.