augite
(noun) dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
augite (countable and uncountable, plural augites)
(mineral) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.
Source: Wiktionary
Au"gite, n. Etym: [L. augites, Gr. augite.]
Definition: A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the general term pyroxene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
