The writer used parentheses to set apart the Latin names from the common names of the plants. From LearnThat.org.
Anything in parentheses is the kid sister of the rest of the sentence. From Wordnik.com. [Happy, National Punctuation Day?.!!,()&] Reference
Our top 10, with PGA Tour victories in parentheses. From Wordnik.com. [10 who made game greater] Reference
Probable starters: (Playoff averages in parentheses). From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Moureau and Pujols first-round tiebreaker HRs in parentheses. From Wordnik.com. [Guerrero reigns as king of All-Star Home Run Derby] Reference
(Ranking in parentheses) 2005: Mariano Puerta (37) vs. Rafael Nadal. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - French Open final gets left-handed complement] Reference
Top men at the Australian Open, which begins Monday (seedings in parentheses). From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Top women at the Australian Open, which begins Monday (seedings in parentheses). From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Overall league ranking going into the season as picked by USA TODAY NBA writer David DuPree (in parentheses left of team name). From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - EASTERN CONFERENCE] Reference
So, here's the deal ... you answer the following 12 questions about yourself (my answers are in parentheses after each question). From Wordnik.com. [Mosaic of Me!] Reference
Raceway with starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed or reason out if not running at finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Pocono Raceway with car number in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Speedway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, truck, laps completed with reason out if not running at finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Raceway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Carolina Speedway with starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The Milwaukee Mile with starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Busch Series race at Darlington Raceway with car number in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The numbers to the right of a team's schedule strength are its rank of schedule - (in parentheses) - and its record versus teams in these rating's top 4 and top 8 respectively. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The numbers to the right of a team's schedule strength are its rank of schedule - (in parentheses) - and its record versus teams in these rating's top 6 and top 8 respectively. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Parts 300 for NASCAR's Busch Grand National Series, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Even though the tasting was blind, everyone knew the lineup of wines and it included some of the most heralded wines of the vintage as the Parker scores (in parentheses) indicate. From Wordnik.com. [Tasting Bordeaux 2005 blind with Robert Parker | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference
The numbers to the right of a team's schedule strength are its rank of schedule - (in parentheses) - and its record versus teams in these rating's CURRENT top 10 and top 30 respectively. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The numbers to the right of a team's schedule strength are its rank of schedule - (in parentheses) - and its record versus teams in these rating's CURRENT top 25 and top 50 respectively. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Daytona 500 for NASCAR's Winston Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway with starting position in parentheses, driver, car, reason out if not running at finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The numbers to the right of a team's schedule strength are its rank of schedule - (in parentheses) - and its record versus teams in these rating's CURRENT top 10 and CURRENT top 30 respectively. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The numbers to the right of a team's schedule strength are its rank of schedule - (in parentheses) - and its record versus teams in these rating's CURRENT top 10 and CURRENT top 16 respectively. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Auto Parts 300 race for NASCAR's Busch Series at Nashville Superspeedway with starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Pipeline 250 race for NASCAR's Busch Series at Gateway International Raceway with car number in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Mart 350 race for NASCAR's Winston Cup series at Infineon Raceway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
MBNA 500 race for NASCAR's Winston Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Contracts 200 race for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway with starting position in parentheses, truck, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Indy 300 race for the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series at Infineon Raceway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Indy 300 race for the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series at Kentucky Speedway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Radio 400 race for NASCAR's Winston Cup series at Michigan International Speedway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Kroger 200 race for NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, truck, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Results Saturday from the Meijer 300 race for NASCAR's Busch Series at Kentucky Speedway with starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Vegas 350 race for NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, truck, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
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