costus (plural costuses)
A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae).
Saussurea costus, a composite growing on the Himalayas in the vicinity of Kashmir, or its root.
• SCOTUS, Scouts, custos, scouts
Source: Wiktionary
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
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.
