An article published in Harvard Men’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.
BRYONY
bryony, briony
(noun) a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bryony (countable and uncountable, plural bryonies)
A perennial herb, of genus Bryonia, especially the common wild species, Bryonia dioica.
Etymology
Proper noun
Bryony
A female given name from English.
Source: Wiktionary
Bry"o*ny, n. Etym: [L. bryonia, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of B. alba (rough or white bryony) and of B. dioica is a strong, irritating cathartic. Black bryony, a plant (Tamus communis) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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