GARDENIA

gardenia

(noun) any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gardenia (plural gardenias)

Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers.

The flower of these plants.

Anagrams

• drainage

Source: Wiktionary


Garde"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander Garden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ORCHESTRATION

(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”


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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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