BORRELIA

borrelia

(noun) cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

borrelia (plural borrelias or borreliae)

Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 January 2025

SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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