dorsum
(noun) the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part); “the dorsum of the foot”
back, dorsum
(noun) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; “his back was nicely tanned”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dorsum (plural dorsa)
The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
(anatomy) The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal.
(astrogeology) A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
(astronomy) Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat
• (back of an animal): back
• dromus, dumsor
Source: Wiktionary
Dor"sum, n. Etym: [L.]
1. The ridge of a hill.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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.
