According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
BIGNONIA
Bignonia, genus Bignonia
(noun) one species: cross vine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
bignonia (plural bignonias)
Any member of the genus Bignonia of flowering plants in the catalpa family.
Source: Wiktionary
Big*no"ni*a, n. Etym: [Named from the Abbé Bignon.] (Bot.)
Definition: A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B. capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of this genus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
26 December 2024
CHATTEL
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
Coffee Trivia
