Cerberus, hellhound
(noun) (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cer"be*rus, n. Etym: [L. Cerberus (in sense 1), gr.
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A monster, in the shape, of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 December 2024
(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
