GEOPHILIC

Etymology

Adjective

geophilic (comparative more geophilic, superlative most geophilic)

(zoology) Spending all or a stage of the life cycle underground; exhibiting geophily.

(botany) Fruiting and/or flowering at or below ground level; exhibiting geophily.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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