CAESIOUS

Etymology

Adjective

caesious

Having a blue color very low in chroma.

Source: Wiktionary


CĂŠ"si*ous, a. Etym: [L. caesius bluish gray.] (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray. Lindley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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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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