“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
BLASTOIDEA
Blas*toid"e*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. sprout + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the divisions of Crinoidea found fossil in paleozoic rocks; pentremites. They are so named on account of their budlike form.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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