APOCRUSTIC

Ap`o*crus"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Astringent and repellent.

– n.

Definition: An apocrustic medicine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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