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A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.

Impassively refers to the act of doing something in a way that shows no emotion, response, or disturbance, often displaying calmness, indifference, or apathy. It is typically used to describe a persons demeanor or facial expression.

The family Buxaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of about 90 species within five genera. The most well-known member of the family is perhaps Buxus, or boxwood. These plants are evergreen trees or shrubs, with small leaves and inconspicuous flowers. They are primarily native to tropical and subtropical regions, with a few species extending into temperate areas. Members of this family are used for various economic purposes, including ornamental gardening, wood carving, and traditional medicine.

A lemonwood tree, scientifically known as Pittosporum eugenioides or Calycophyllum candidissimum, is a type of evergreen tree native to early regions like New Zealand and the Caribbean. It is known for its bright, yellow wood, which is often used for making bows, and its small, fragrant flowers. The tree can grow up to 20 meters in height and often produces a sweet, lemon-y aroma, hence its name.

37 is a natural number that follows 36 and precedes 38. It is a prime number (the 12th prime number, in fact), meaning it has no divisors other than 1 and itself. It is also an odd number, as it cannot be exactly divided by 2. In Roman Numerals, 37 is written as XXXVII.

Historical linguistics, also termed diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of language change over time. Principal concerns of historical linguistics include:
to describe and account for observed changes in particular languages
to reconstruct the pre-history of languages and to determine their relatedness, grouping them into language families (comparative linguistics)
to develop general theories about how and why language changes
to describe the history of speech communities
to study the history of words, i.e. etymology
Historical linguistics is founded on the Uniformitarian Principle, which is defined by linguist Donald Ringe as: Unless we can demonstrate significant changes in the conditions of language acquisition and use between some time in the unobservable past and the present, we must assume that the same types and distributions of structures, variation, changes, etc. existed at that time in the past as in the present.