The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
CATKIN
catkin, ament
(noun) a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
catkin (plural catkins)
(botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
Synonyms
• ament
• amentum
Coordinate terms
• raceme
• spike
Anagrams
• antick, natick
Source: Wiktionary
Cat"kin, n. Etym: [Cat + -kin.] (Bot.)
Definition: An ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar, and (as to the staminate flowers) in the chestnut, oak, hickory, etc.
– so called from its resemblance to a cat's tail. See Illust. of Ament.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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