AGROSTIS

Agrostis, genus Agrostis

(noun) annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from ‘bent’ meaning an area of unfenced grassland)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


A*gros"tis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

Definition: A genus of grasses, including species called in common language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop (Agrostis vulgaris), are valuable pasture grasses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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