CORALLOIDS

Noun

coralloids

plural of coralloid

Source: Wiktionary


CORALLOID

Cor"al*loid, a. Etym: [L. corallum coral + -oid: cf. F. coralloïde.]

Definition: Having the form of coral; branching like coral.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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