name, gens
(noun) family based on male descent; “he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gentes
plural of gens
• Genest, genets, genset, tenges
Source: Wiktionary
Gens, n.; pl. Gentes. Etym: [L. See Gentle, a.] (Rom. Hist.)
1. A clan or family connection, embracing several families of the same stock, who had a common name and certain common religious rites; a subdivision of the Roman curia or tribe.
2. (Ethnol.)
Definition: A minor subdivision of a tribe, among American aborigines. It includes those who have a common descent, and bear the same totem.
-gen. Etym: [(1) From Gr. -gen-, from the same root as ge`nos race, stock (see Genus). (2) From Gr. suffix -genh`s born. Cf. F. -gène.]
1. A suffix used in scientific words in the sense of producing, generating: as, amphigen, amidogen, halogen.
2. A suffix meaning produced, generated; as, exogen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
