AMORPHA

amorpha

(noun) any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


A*mor"pha, n.; pl. Amorphas. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo. Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 June 2025

SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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