accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary
(adjective) furnishing added support; “an ancillary pump”; “an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism”; “The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ancillary (comparative more ancillary, superlative most ancillary)
Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary
Synonym: accessory
ancillary (plural ancillaries)
Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
(archaic) An auxiliary.
• Carlylian, cranially
Source: Wiktionary
An"cil*la*ry, a. Etym: [L. ancillaris, fr. ancilla a female servant.]
Definition: Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary. The Convocation of York seems to have been always considered as inferior, and even ancillary, to the greater province. Hallam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
