ANASTOMOSING

Verb

anastomosing

present participle of anastomose

Adjective

anastomosing (not comparable)

(mycology) Fused together in a vein-like network; used to describe mushroom gills that are interconnected with veins.

(geology) Networked into irregularly branching and reconnecting veins of ore.

Source: Wiktionary


ANASTOMOSE

A*nas"to*mose, v. i. [imp. p. p. Anastomozed; p. pr. Anastomosing.] Etym: [Cf. F. anastomoser, fr. anastomose. See Anastomosis.] (Anat. & Bot.)

Definition: To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins. The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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11 April 2025

NEWSPAPER

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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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