FIDDLENECK

fiddleneck, Phacelia tanacetifolia

(noun) hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fiddleneck (plural fiddlenecks)

Any plant in the genus Amsinckia, with flowers in a coiled inflorescence that looks like the end of a fiddle.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 May 2024

CONSECRATION

(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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