ERYTHROXYLON

Erythroxylon, genus Erythroxylon, Erythroxylum, genus Erythroxylum

(noun) a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Er`y*throx"y*lon, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family, growing in tropical countries. E. Coca is the source of cocaine. See Coca.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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