EUTROPHY

Etymology

Noun

eutrophy (countable and uncountable, plural eutrophies)

(medicine) healthy nutrition

(geography, of a body of water) The quality of being rich in minerals and nutrients.

Verb

eutrophy (third-person singular simple present eutrophies, present participle eutrophying, simple past and past participle eutrophied)

(ambitransitive, of a body of water) To make or become rich in minerals and nutrients, which often manifests itself in a green color.

Source: Wiktionary


Eu"tro*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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