aspis (plural aspides)
A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers
(archaic) An asp or generic venomous snake
(palynology) A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain
• (type of shield): hoplon
• (ring of exine): annulus
• AISPs, IASPs, apsis
Source: Wiktionary
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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.
