In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
apogamy
(noun) (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
Source: WordNet® 3.1
apogamy (uncountable)
(botany) Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
The term is generally used specifically for ferns and relatives budding from the prothallus.
Source: Wiktionary
A*pog"a*my, n. Etym: [Pref. apo- + Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oöspore. De Bary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.