APOMIXIS

apomixis

(noun) any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

apomixis (countable and uncountable, plural apomixes)

(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.

(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.

(zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.

Source: Wiktionary



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SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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