generic name applied to weft-knitted fabrics involving the controlled knitting of two ends of yarn such that each yarn takes up a definite position within the stitch. Note 1 to entry: Plating usually involves the knitting of two yams of different colour, different lustre, different structure, or different composition.
Meet the Rhino Horn Plantain, a hybrid banana cultivar originating in Africa that bears fruit up to 2 feet (60cm) long â though average specimens range from 12 to 14 inches (about 32cm).
As one of the scientists exclaimed in the video, This is the largest thing I've seen underwater.. Now, a new study reports that it is the largest sponge ever documented, at about 11.5 feet long, more than 6.5 feet wide and 4.9 feet high. That's about the size of a minivan. In the video, the researchers immediately voiced their suspicion that it could be the biggest sponge in the world.