falcate, falciform, sickle-shaped
(adjective) curved like a sickle; “a falcate leaf”; “falcate claws”; “the falcate moon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
falcate (comparative more falcate, superlative most falcate)
(zoology and botany) Shaped like a sickle.
• falciform
• facetal
Source: Wiktionary
Fal"cate, Fal"ca*ted, a. Etym: [L. falcatus, fr. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe.]
Definition: Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent- formed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
