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.
CAUDICLE
Etymology
Noun
caudicle (plural caudicles)
(botany) A slender, elastic process to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.
Synonyms
• stipe
Anagrams
• caeculid
Source: Wiktionary
Cau"di*cle, Cau*dic"u*la, n. Etym: [Dim. of L. cauda tail, appendage.] (Bot.)
Definition: A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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