COLOBOMATA

Noun

colobomata

plural of coloboma

Source: Wiktionary


COLOBOMA

Col`o*bo"ma, n. [NL. fr. Gr. , the part taken away in mutilation, fr. to mutilate.] (Anat. & Med.)

Definition: A defect or malformation; esp., a fissure of the iris supposed to be a persistent embryonic cleft.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MONASTICISM

(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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