BIOME

biome

(noun) a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

biome (plural biomes)

Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert

All the genomes of such a community

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Menโ€™s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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