CARANDAY

caranday, caranda, caranda palm, wax palm, Copernicia australis, Copernicia alba

(noun) South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

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

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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