Desmodium, genus Desmodium
(noun) beggarweed; tick trefoil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
desmodium (plural desmodiums)
Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers.
• (members of genus): tick-trefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers, beggar lice
Source: Wiktionary
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
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.
