You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
CARNOUS
Car*nose, Car"*nous, a. Etym: [L. carnosus, fr. caro, carnis, flesh: cf. OF. carneux, F. charneux.]
1. Of a pertaining to flesh; fleshy. A distinct carnose muscle. Ray.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Of a fleshy consistence; -- applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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