rib, costa
(noun) any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
costa
(noun) a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
costae
plural of costa
• Acetos, Catoes, Coates, coates
Source: Wiktionary
Cos"ta (ks"t), n. Etym: [L., rib. See Coast.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A rib of an animal or a human being.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) The anterior rib in the wing of an insect. (b) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
