ependyma
(noun) thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ependyma (plural ependymas)
(anatomy) The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
Source: Wiktionary
Ep*en"dy*ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.
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.