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.
CAMPYLOTROPOUS
campylotropous
(adjective) (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
campylotropous (comparative more campylotropous, superlative most campylotropous)
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
Source: Wiktionary
Cam`py*lot"ro*pous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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