cortex
(noun) the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cortices
plural of cortex
• cortexes
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"tex (kr"tks), n.; pl. Cortices (-t. Etym: [L., bark. Cf. Cork.]
1. Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
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.
