andesite
(noun) a dark grey volcanic rock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
andesite (countable and uncountable, plural andesites)
(geology) A class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
Source: Wiktionary
An"des*ite, n. (Min.)
Definition: An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2024
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
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.
