fimbria
(noun) thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fimbria (plural fimbriae or fimbriæ)
(anatomy) Any anatomical structure in the form of a fringe, but especially that around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.
(bacteriology) hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria; used by the bacteria to adhere to one another, to animal cells and to some inanimate objects.
• (bacteriology): pilus
Source: Wiktionary
Fim"bri*a, n.; pl. Fimbriæ. Etym: [L., fringe. See Fringle.] (Anat.) (a) pl.
Definition: A fringe, or fringed border. (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain.
– Fim"bri*al, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
