ascidian
(noun) minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ascidian (plural ascidians)
Any member of the class Ascidiacea (the sea squirts)
Source: Wiktionary
As*cid"i*an, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
