FALCIFORM

falcate, falciform, sickle-shaped

(adjective) curved like a sickle; “a falcate leaf”; “falcate claws”; “the falcate moon”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

falciform (comparative more falciform, superlative most falciform)

Sickle-shaped.

Source: Wiktionary


Fal"ci*form, a. Etym: [L. falx, falcis, a sickle + -form: cf. F. falciforme.]

Definition: Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 April 2025

APPROXIMATE

(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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