BIOTOPE

Etymology

Noun

biotope (plural biotopes)

A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals

(figuratively) a context where someone feels 'naturally' at home, such as their field of professional or scientific expertise

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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