ABIETENE

Ab"i*e*tene, n. Etym: [L. abies, abietis, a fir tree.]

Definition: A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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