BLETTING

Noun

bletting (uncountable)

A fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.

Verb

bletting

present participle of blet

Source: Wiktionary


Blet"ting, n.

Definition: A form of decay seen in fleshy, overripe fruit. Lindley.

BLET

Blet, n. Etym: [F. blet, blette, a., soft from over ripeness.]

Definition: A form of decay in fruit which is overripe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 May 2024

FATIGUE

(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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