ANEMOPHILOUS

anemophilous

(adjective) of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

anemophilous (not comparable)

pollinated by the wind

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 November 2024

OSTENSIBLE

(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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